The prelude – Historic 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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The prelude
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Three women, Brenda Putnam, Maria Roemaet, and Edith Rubel, are named in this platinum print as performers, and the title "The prelude" suggests a musical opening, a piece played before the main work. The image belongs to the 1910s, when women's chamber ensembles built on stringed instruments were a common subject for photographers and concert audiences alike. Platinum printing, prized for its soft gradations of gray, was a favored process of the period. The copyright deposit date of October 15, 1917, shows the photograph was submitted for registration that autumn.
| Created / published | c1917. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : platinum ; 15.1 x 20 cm. (6 x 7 in.) |
| Genre | Platinum prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyright deposit; Oct. 15, 1917. |
| Subjects | Putnam, Brenda--Performances. Roemaet, Maria--Performances. Rubel, Edith--Performances. Women--Music--1910-1920. Stringed instruments--1910-1920. Musical ensembles--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,231 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-189567 |
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