Orthodox Jew Beard – Vintage 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.)
Description
A window into the past: Orthodox Jew Beard, 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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Orthodox Jew Beard
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The record's title, "Orthodox Jew Beard," points to a bearded man, but the notes say the wording comes from caption cards that were never verified, so the identification should be treated cautiously. Bain News Service, the New York agency George Grantham Bain founded around 1899, sold news and feature pictures to newspapers, so a portrait like this was likely made for general interest rather than as formal documentation. The glass negative, five by seven inches or smaller, reflects the standard press-camera format of the period. With no verified date or maker's notes, the title is best read as a starting point rather than settled fact.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,760 × 4,191 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-15009 |
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