Jack Britton – 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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Jack Britton
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The name on this glass negative, Jack Britton, points to one of the best-known welterweights of the 1910s, a boxer who fought often in American rings during the years when prizefighting drew large crowds and newspaper attention. The Bain News Service, the photo agency whose work fills this group of negatives, sent photographers to such events and to the people who fought in them, so the picture likely reflects that busy trade. The record gives no date, and the title comes from caption information the agency recorded itself, which has not been independently verified. Still, the glass plate format points to the early twentieth century, when agency photographers relied on it for sharp, fast work.
| 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 | 4,248 × 5,829 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-14619 |
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