W.O. Thompson – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of W.O. Thompson. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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W.O. Thompson
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The only identifying detail for this negative is its title, "W.O. Thompson," which the Library of Congress lists as unverified and taken from the Bain News Service's own notes or caption cards. No date or location is recorded, so the sitter and occasion remain unconfirmed. The image belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made up largely of glass negatives produced by the Bain News Service in New York in the early twentieth century. The service supplied newspapers with news photographs of people, events, and places, so this plate reflects that working archive. Its glass format is worth noting, because it preserves fine detail in the original negative.
| 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 | 4,185 × 5,728 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-31004 |
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