Bain, George Grantham,  1865-1944, <br/><br/>
Bain News Service photograph collection  [graphic]. 
 George Grantham Bain News Service photograph collection  [graphic].  Bain collection  [graphic]. 

 -  1860-1937, bulk 1910-1920. 
 - 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. 
 -  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. 
<br/><br/> Most negatives are captioned.  Collection title devised by Library staff. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Washingtoniana : photographs : collections in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress / Kathleen Collins. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1989,  pp. 7-8.  Special Collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980,  no. 22.  Little, Emma H. "The Father of news photography, George Grantham Bain." Picturescope 20 (Autumn 1972): 125-32.  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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><br/>No known restrictions on publication. 
<br/><br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005682517 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>City & town life--New York (State)--New York--1860-1940.<br/>Aeronautics--1860-1940.<br/>Celebrities--1860-1940.<br/>Sports--1860-1940.<br/>World War, 1914-1918.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Photographic prints--1860-1940.<br/>Portrait photographs--1860-1940.<br/>Glass negatives--1860-1940.<br/>Nitrate negatives--1860-1940.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Guide Record 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370