Joffre and Messimy – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Joffre and Messimy. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Joffre and Messimy
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The title names two French military figures, Joseph Joffre and Adolphe Messimy, and this glass negative pairs them in a way that reflects the wartime press. Joffre led the French army as commander in chief during the First World War, and Messimy served as war minister in the conflict's first weeks in 1914. The George Grantham Bain Collection came from a New York news photo service that sold pictures of current events to newspapers, so portraits like this one were made for quick publication. The record gives no firm date, and the names come from caption information that has not been verified.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,222 × 5,791 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-18680 |
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