Tommie writing home after battle – 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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Tommie writing home after battle in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Tommie writing home after battle
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Titled as a soldier named Tommie writing home after a battle, this glass negative records a moment the caption describes but the record does not date. "Tommy" was British slang for an ordinary infantryman, so the title may draw on that usage, though the unverified caption cannot confirm it. The Bain News Service, a New York picture agency run by George Grantham Bain, sold photographs like this to newspapers in the early twentieth century, and its collection is rich in First World War images. Letters home were a vital link between troops and families, and pictures of such scenes helped readers see the human side of distant fighting.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,810 × 4,235 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-26229 |
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