Astor & fiancee in NOMA'S Launch – Vintage 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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This historic photograph of Astor & fiancee in NOMA'S Launch brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Astor & fiancee in NOMA'S Launch
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Captioned as Astor and his fiancée at the launch of NOMA, this picture ties a well-known family name to a maritime event, though the record notes that the title comes from unverified agency data. The image is a glass negative from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a New York agency that sold news photographs to newspapers in the early twentieth century. Its society subjects and launch ceremonies reflect the period's interest in wealthy families and new vessels. Because the identifications rest on the agency's own labels, the names, the vessel and the occasion are worth checking against other sources.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,760 × 4,172 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10808 |
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