Bain News Service

Related terms: Bain, George Grantham, 1865-1944

Title: Bain News Service photograph collection

Other Title: George Grantham Bain News Service photograph collection

Bain collection

Creator(s): Bain, George Grantham, 1865-1944, photographer

Related Names:

Bain News Service.

Date Created/Published: 1860-1937, bulk 1910-1920.

Medium: ca. 40,000 negatives : glass ; 4 x 5 in. and 5 x 7 in.

ca. 710 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in.

64 negatives : nitrate film ; 2 1/1 x 3 1/2 in. and 4 x 6 in.

Summary: The photographs document local, national, and international news events with a special emphasis on people and events in New York City. The range of subjects includes: celebrities, parades, sports events, immigration, political events, aviation, World War I, and the Mexican Revolution. Most images date from the 1900s to the mid-1920s, but scattered images can be found as early as the 1860s and as late as the 1930s. The collection also includes extensive card indexes with the categories: American personalities, Foreign personalities, Artists, New York City, Sports, and General.

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Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Access Advisory: For unprocessed portion of the collection: Please allow fourteen days advance notice to view materials. To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html Due to safety regulations, nitrate negatives can't be served to the public.

Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print