Czar Ferdinand going to front – Historic Reproduction
(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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Czar Ferdinand going to front comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Czar Ferdinand going to front
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The caption names the subject as Czar Ferdinand on his way to the front, though the record marks that title as unverified and gives no date. The name most likely points to Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who ruled from 1908 to 1918 with the title of tsar and took a personal role with his troops during the Balkan Wars and the First World War. The Bain News Service, the New York agency that made and distributed this glass negative, supplied news pictures to newspapers in the early twentieth century, so images like this one moved quickly to readers as fighting unfolded in southeastern Europe. The setting and clothing are worth studying for clues to the exact moment.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,785 × 4,292 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12430 |
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