Monday, December 10, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Conrad of Bavaria

Bain News Service,, publisher.

Conrad of Bavaria

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes: Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

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

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19664

Call Number: LC-B2- 3561-12a

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Sunday, October 7, 2012

1860s Bearded Man in Hungary

Untitled by ggaabboo
Untitled, a photo by ggaabboo on Flickr.

1860s

Via Flickr:
photographer: Mayer György (1817-1885) - Pest / Hungary 1860s Szumrák Pál Buda-Pest városi főmérnök

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Mustachioed Man on Bicycle from Constantinople

Via Flickr:
A dapper man in a pin striped suit and cap balances on a bicycle in this cabinet card from the Parnasse studio in Constantinople. I was impressed with his ability to keep the bicycle upright with no brace until I examined it at high magnification. It is clear from the cross hatched retouching that there was a brace under his right hand and behind his right leg.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Arthur Henderson, British Labour politician

Arthur Henderson (20 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician.


Via Flickr:
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Arthur Henderson

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

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

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19213

Call Number: LC-B2- 3498-3

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Doc Holliday's Badass Mustache

Doc Holliday 1851 - 1887
John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

As a young man, Holliday earned a D.D.S. degree in dentistry and set up a practice in Atlanta, Georgia. However, in 1873 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15. He moved to the American southwest in hopes that the climate would prolong his life. Taking up gambling as a profession, he acquired a reputation as a deadly gunman.

During his travels, he met and became good friends with Wyatt Earp and Earp's brothers. In 1880, he moved to Tombstone, Arizona, and participated alongside the Earps in the famous gunfight. This did not settle matters between the two sides, and Holliday was embroiled in ensuing shootouts and killings. He successfully fought being extradited for murder, and died in bed at a Colorado hotel/sanatorium at the age of 36.

The legend and mystique of his life is so great that he has been mentioned in countless books, and portrayed by various actors in numerous movies and television series. For the 100-plus years since his death, debate has continued about the exact crimes he may have committed during his life. (via Wikipedia)

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Mr. Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome by National Media Museum
Jerome K. Jerome, a photo by National Media Museum on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
By William and Daniel Downey

English writer, dramatist and wit, Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927), was most famed for his comic novel, Three Men and a Boat (1889).


This photograph appears in 'The Cabinet Portrait Gallery' series of celebrity portraits and biographies published in the 1890s. The series includes royalty, actors, academics and authors.




We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version of apply though; if you're unsure please visit the National Media Museum website.




For obtaining reproductions of selected images please go to the Science and Society Picture Library.

Jerome K. Jerome

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

photographer: Rabending und Monckhoven - Wien 1878

Untitled by ggaabboo
Untitled, a photo by ggaabboo on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
photographer: Rabending und Monckhoven - Wien 1878

Okolicsányi Dénes

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Khedive of Egypt

Via Flickr:
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Khedive of Egypt

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

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

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19008

Call Number: LC-B2- 3460-9

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Ed. De Reszke, Polish Opera Singer

Via Flickr:
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Ed. De Reszke

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

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

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.18959

Call Number: LC-B2- 3454-6

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Alszeghy Kálmán, Budapest, 1907

Untitled by ggaabboo
Untitled, a photo by ggaabboo on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
photographer: Kossak J. - Budapest 1907
Alszeghy Kálmán

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Robert E. Lee, General of the Confederate Army

Robert E. Lee, General of the Confederate Army. (1863, Julian Vannerson)
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War.