B.B. opening, 4/16/18 – Antique 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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B.B. opening, 4/16/18 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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B.B. opening, 4/16/18
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The caption on this glass negative reads "B.B. opening," dated April 16, 1918, which most likely refers to baseball's opening day that spring. The record notes that the title comes from unverified data written by the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency that sold pictures to newspapers and magazines. The 1918 season was shortened by wartime conditions while the United States was fighting in World War I, so opening-day crowds that year carried extra weight. Negatives of this small format were a common working tool for press photographers of the period.
| Created / published | 4/16/18. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4,897 × 3,328 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27893 |
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