R. Epstein at desk – Antique 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.)
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A window into the past: R. Epstein at desk, 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.
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R. Epstein at desk
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A man identified as R. Epstein sits at a desk, though the Library of Congress notes that the name comes from unverified caption information the Bain News Service recorded on the glass negative. The picture belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, assembled by a New York news photo agency that supplied images to newspapers in the early twentieth century. Its glass plate format, common before flexible film took over, is one reason the collection is valued as a record of working life and press photography from those years.
| 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 | 4,909 × 3,259 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-24470 |
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