Geo. R. James – 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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Geo. R. James comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Geo. R. James
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The title, "Geo. R. James," is the only identifying detail in this record, and the Library of Congress notes that it comes from unverified data on the negative or its caption card, so the subject's identity and role remain unconfirmed. The negative is a glass plate of the kind Bain News Service, a New York photo agency founded in 1899, used to document people and events for newspapers and magazines in the early twentieth century. Bain's photographers covered politics, sports, theater, and street life, and the company's glass negatives, now held as the George Grantham Bain Collection, are valued because they capture everyday scenes of that era. Without a date or further caption, this plate is best viewed as a record of the period's photographic practice.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,229 × 5,760 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-30685 |
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