2d Varsity (Henley) Crew, Harvard (1914) – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with 2d Varsity (Henley) Crew, Harvard (1914), a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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2d Varsity (Henley) Crew, Harvard (1914)
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This glass negative shows a second varsity rowing crew from Harvard, with the title tying it to Henley, the English regatta on the Thames that has drawn college oarsmen since the nineteenth century. The caption comes from notes made by the Bain News Service, so the exact race and crew details are not fully verified. The picture dates to 1914, the year before the United States entered the First World War, when intercollegiate rowing was a major part of campus life in Cambridge and Boston. Bain's agency sold news photographs to newspapers across the country, which is why images like this one survive in the Library of Congress collection.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,772 × 4,179 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17498 |
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