In the pulsating streets of New York, surrounded by rushing energy and eternal movement, George Grantham Bain unfolded his life and work. Born in Chicago on January 7, 1865, he later emerged as the renowned "father of foreign photographic news."
Bain grew up in Chicago and later in St. Louis, Missouri, where his family moved. The chemistry he studied at Saint Louis University formed only part of his multi-faceted education - he graduated with a law degree. After fulfilling his academic ambitions, he found his calling in journalism, first as a reporter for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat before moving to the capital as a correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. But the real revolution in his career began in 1898 with the founding of the Bain News Service.
Bain filled the world with vivid snapshots until his death at age 79 on April 20, 1944. His impressive legacy is expressed in the George Grantham Bain Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. This extensive collection includes some 40,000 glass plate negatives and 50,000 photographic prints. Much of the collection, which spans decades, from the 1860s to the 1930s, is accessible online. The collection's impressive diversity illuminates not only Bain's tireless dedication to documenting everyday life in New York City, but also his interest in global events.
Among the vibrant artworks Bain left behind are portraits of sporting events, theatrical performances, celebrities, criminal cases, strikes, disasters, and political activities-even the women's suffrage campaign. Bain's work is not only a documentary treasure trove, but also provides the ideal raw material for fine art prints that illustrate the vibrant history of the early 20th century. The beauty of his photographs reflects the high standard of our fine art prints. They bring back the past times and allow us to view the world through the lens of a visionary photographer. With each art print of George Grantham Bain's works, you feel the artist's breathtaking ability to capture the essence of his time. As such, they are more than mere decoration, but a key to a bygone era, captured through the lens of a true master of his craft.
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.jpg "Lieutenant Max Immelmann by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Kaiser Wilhelm with His Troops by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "General Ian Hamilton, 1910-5 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Lord Kitchener, 1915 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Gertrude Ederle returns home to New York after swimming the Channel by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Charles E. Hughes by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret Sanger, guilty of violating the state penal code by operating the first birth control clinic, 1917 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Fania Mindell probably taken during the Brownsville Trial, 1917 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Fania Mindell, Editor Harold Hersey and Marian Bloom Probably Taken During the Bownsville Trial by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "A.S.W. Rosenbach, c.1920 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Ruins of the chateau at Contalmaison after the Battle of the Somme, 1916 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Ernesto Nathan, on the ocean liner America from Italy to New York, 1915 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret Sanger and her older son Stuart in Japan, 1922 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "William Wrigley Jr. by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Harry Houdini being handcuffed before being nailed into a crate and lowered into New York Bay, 1912 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret and her son Stuart, c.1919 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret Sanger, c.1916 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "C.P.I. Delegates to Europe, 1917-8 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Jeremiah Lynch, c.1915-20 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Dr Jean Charcot, 1908 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Sir John Lavery, 1930s by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Maxim Gorky by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Hugh Walpole by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "A group awaiting the arrival of the former mayor of Rome, Ernesto Nathan, from Naples aboard the steamship Stampalia, New York City by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret Sanger with her colleague Fania Mindell, at the clinic in Brownsville, Brooklyn, c.1916 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "General Ian Hamilton, 1910-5 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "G.K. Chesterton by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Rudolph Valentino, c.1925 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "F. Fezzarotti, C.G.B. Vittelli, E. Nathan, L. Salani and V. Sama on the Ocean Liner America from Italy to New York, 1915 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Dr Jean Charcot by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Opera Singers and Musicians Opening the Operatic Liberty Loan Offices at Aeolian Hall, New York City, 1917 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Hugh Walpole by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Henry James, 1910-5 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Claude McKay and Baroness Von Freytag-Loringhoven by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret Sanger, c.1915 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Margaret Sanger by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Henry James by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Ernesto Nathan by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "H.G.Wells, 1915-20 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "A.S.W. Rosenbach by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "King George V with the Duke of Cornwall in the funeral procession of King Edward VII, 1910 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Maxim Gorky by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Buster Keaton by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "George Bernard Shaw by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Charles E. Hughes on camera by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Rudyard Kipling, 1908 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "The Prince of Wales at the Zeppelin works in Friedrichshafen, 1913 by George Grantham Bain")
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.jpg "Leon Bakst by George Grantham Bain")
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