Galli Curci & Homer Samuel – Historic 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 Galli Curci & Homer Samuel. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Galli Curci & Homer Samuel
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This glass negative pairs the Italian-born soprano Amelita Galli-Curci with Homer Samuel, the pianist who served as her accompanist and later became her husband. Galli-Curci rose to fame with the Chicago Opera in the 1910s and through a long run of phonograph recordings, making her one of the best-known singers of her day. The Bain News Service supplied newspapers with photographs of performers and public figures, and portraits like this one were made for quick publication. The names come from unverified caption information, so the pairing is worth checking against other sources.
| 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 seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,254 × 5,709 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-33250 |
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