Lord Mayor of London, Sir Chas. Wakefield – Vintage 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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Step back in time with Lord Mayor of London, Sir Chas. Wakefield, 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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Lord Mayor of London, Sir Chas. Wakefield
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Sir Charles Wakefield, identified on this negative as Lord Mayor of London, was a businessman who built the Castrol lubricant company before entering civic life. He held the mayoralty during the First World War, when London's civic leaders were heavily involved in war appeals and public fundraising. The Bain News Service, a New York agency, sold photographs of newsworthy people to newspapers, so this glass negative likely reflects that trade in topical portraits. The record gives no date, and the name comes from Bain caption cards that the Library of Congress describes as unverified.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,222 × 5,703 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-21656 |
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