Theo. & Fred. Frelinghuysen – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Theo. & Fred. Frelinghuysen. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Theo. & Fred. Frelinghuysen
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The record names only "Theo. and Fred. Frelinghuysen," short forms that suggest two relatives or colleagues. The surname belongs to a prominent New Jersey family of Dutch descent that produced several public figures in the nineteenth century, so the sitters may have come from that circle. The glass negative is from the Bain News Service, a New York press photography agency whose files date largely from the early twentieth century. Because the date and identities are unverified, the portrait is best read as a record of that agency's work rather than a confirmed account of these two men.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,741 × 4,179 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-23201 |
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