Molla Bjurstedt – 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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Step back in time with Molla Bjurstedt, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Molla Bjurstedt
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This glass negative from the Bain News Service shows Molla Bjurstedt, the Norway-born tennis player who became one of the most dominant women's players of the 1910s and early 1920s. She won the U.S. national women's singles title several times and was known for her steady, patient baseline game, which set her apart from the more aggressive net play of many rivals. Later in her career she married Franklin Mallory and competed as Molla Mallory. The record does not give a date, and the name comes from the agency's own caption, so it is worth checking against other sources. Bain's studio photographed many public figures of the period, and portraits like this one document how sports celebrities were presented to newspaper readers.
| 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 | 3,315 × 4,871 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-19879 |
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