Field Mass, Wash., 5/17/14 – 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.)
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A window into the past: Field Mass, Wash., 5/17/14, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Field Mass, Wash., 5/17/14
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An outdoor Catholic service held in an open field, this glass negative shows a Mass conducted away from any church building, a setting common when congregations gathered for large occasions or lacked a permanent chapel. The date, May 17, 1914, and the abbreviation "Wash." in the title suggest Washington, though the record does not say whether it means the state or the District of Columbia, and the title itself is noted as unverified. The picture comes from the Bain News Service, the New York photo agency founded by George Grantham Bain, whose glass negatives document news and public life in the early twentieth century.
| Created / published | 5/17/14. |
|---|---|
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,779 × 4,254 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17560 |
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