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Scotti opera – Historic Reproduction

Scotti opera, n/a — historic photograph
Scotti opera, n/a. Historic photograph from the Bain News Service collection.

(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 title points to Antonio Scotti, the Neapolitan baritone who sang for many seasons at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and was one of its best-known stars in the early 1900s. The Bain News Service, the New York photo agency that made this glass negative, sold pictures of performers and events to newspapers, and its plates were often small enough for quick printing. The record gives no date, and the title comes from the agency's own notes, which have not been independently verified, so the exact occasion remains uncertain.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 seven loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,741 × 4,134 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-32462

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