Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911; Candian Parliament House – 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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Step back in time with Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911; Candian Parliament House, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911; Candian Parliament House
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The record links this glass negative to the Festival of Empire, a 1911 exhibition at the Crystal Palace in south London. It gathered displays from across the British dominions and colonies during the coronation year of George V. The title also names a "Canadian Parliament House," which may be a caption error, since Canada's Parliament sat in Ottawa, and the source notes that its title data is unverified. The negative comes from the Bain News Service, a New York news photo agency, so pictures like this one were built for quick use in American newspapers, offering readers a view of imperial pageantry overseas.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,722 × 4,198 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11440 |
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