Model yacht – Antique Print
(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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A glass negative of a model yacht, one of the small-scale vessels that sailors and builders used to test hull designs and rigging before committing to full-size boats. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, the archive of the Bain News Service, a Manhattan photo agency that supplied newspapers with pictures from the early 1900s until the 1920s. The record gives no date or photographer, and the title itself is unverified, so the exact occasion is unknown. Still, the Bain files are rich in maritime and yachting subjects, and this image likely reflects the era's fascination with precision model building and the sport of yacht racing.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,785 × 4,273 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-20209 |
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