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04447nam\a2200553\a\4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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BD-DhUUL |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240924111633.0 |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2005682517 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
BD-DhUUL |
| Modifying agency |
BD-DhUUL |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
Guide Record |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
223 |
| Classification number |
370 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bain, George Grantham, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1865-1944, |
| Relator term |
photographer. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16485 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Bain News Service photograph collection |
| Medium |
[graphic]. |
| 246 33 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
George Grantham Bain News Service photograph collection |
| Medium |
[graphic]. |
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| Title proper/short title |
Bain collection |
| Medium |
[graphic]. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1860-1937, bulk 1910-1920. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
ca. 40,000 negatives : |
| Other physical details |
glass ; |
| Dimensions |
4 x 5 in. and 5 x 7 in. |
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| Extent |
ca. 710 negatives : |
| Other physical details |
glass ; |
| Dimensions |
8 x 10 in. |
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| Extent |
64 negatives : |
| Other physical details |
nitrate film ; |
| Dimensions |
2 1/1 x 3 1/2 in. and 4 x 6 in. |
| 351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS |
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| Organization |
Negatives are organized into three filing series: LC-B2 (for 4x5 and 5x7 glass negatives) LC-B21 (for nitrate negatives) and series LC-B22 (for 8x10 glass negatives). Within each filing series negatives are arranged in original negative number order which, for the most part, is chronological. Prints associated with the collection have been processed under the call number prefixes BIOG FILE (surnames A-G), SSF, and LOT. Each LOT and negative is separately cataloged. The unprocessed material includes numerous prints in PR 06 CN 126 (Portraits for surnames H-Z), PR 06 CN 131, and PR 06 CN 133. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Most negatives are captioned. |
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| General note |
Collection title devised by Library staff. |
| 506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE |
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| Materials specified |
For unprocessed portion of the collection: |
| Terms governing access |
Please allow fourteen days advance notice to view materials. To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html">http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html</a> |
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| Terms governing access |
Due to safety regulations, nitrate negatives can't be served to the public. |
| 510 4# - CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE |
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| Name of source |
Washingtoniana : photographs : collections in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress / Kathleen Collins. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1989, |
| Location within source |
pp. 7-8. |
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| Name of source |
Special Collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, |
| Location within source |
no. 22. |
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| Name of source |
Little, Emma H. "The Father of news photography, George Grantham Bain." Picturescope 20 (Autumn 1972): 125-32. |
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| Name of source |
Guide to the Special Collections of Prints and Photographs in the Library of Congress / compiled by Paul Vanderbilt. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Reference Department, 1955. |
| 520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE |
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| Additional physical form available note |
Digitized images of selected items from the collection, along with corresponding identifying information, are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. |
| 540 ## - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE |
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| Terms governing use and reproduction |
No known restrictions on publication. |
| 545 ## - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA |
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| Biographical or historical data |
George Grantham Bain founded the first news photography service in 1898 in New York City. The Bain News Service accumulated photographs of world-wide coverage which were distributed to various newspapers. The Bain News Service was enhanced by receiving local pictures from its newspaper subscribors as part of their reimbursement. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
City & town life |
| Geographic subdivision |
New York (State) |
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New York |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of heading or term |
lctgm |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16486 |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Aeronautics |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of heading or term |
lctgm |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16487 |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Celebrities |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of heading or term |
lctgm |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16488 |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Sports |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of heading or term |
lctgm |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16489 |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
World War, 1914-1918. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Mexico |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
Revolution, 1910-1920. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16490 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Photographic prints |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of term |
gmgpc |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16491 |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Portrait photographs |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of term |
gmgpc |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16492 |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Glass negatives |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of term |
gmgpc |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16493 |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Nitrate negatives |
| Chronological subdivision |
1860-1940. |
| Source of term |
gmgpc |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16494 |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Bain News Service. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16495 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
