Al S. Williams – 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.)
Description
A window into the past: Al S. Williams, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Al S. Williams
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The name on this glass negative, Al S. Williams, is the only identifying detail in its record, and the Bain News Service supplied it without verification, so the person it refers to remains unconfirmed. The negative belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by a New York photo agency that sold news pictures to newspapers in the early twentieth century. Bain's staff worked mostly with glass plates, which captured fine detail but broke easily and were later replaced by flexible film. Because the date is also unknown, the sitter's identity and the occasion are best approached through the agency's broader holdings, which document the people and events of that busy period.
| 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 eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,678 × 5,066 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-38378 |
More from the Bain News Service collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
