• Is this Professor of Philosophy John Dewey? Dewey was at Columbia from 1905 until his retirement in 1930. - Wystan
  • Photographer atop ladder slides another plate into his camera. - Wystan

"Jefferson" unveiling (LOC)

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Bain News Service,, publisher.

"Jefferson" unveiling

[1914 Jne 2]

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

Notes:
 Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photograph shows crowd at the unveiling of a Thomas Jefferson statue which was a gift of Joseph Pulitzer's estate to Columbia University, New York City. The statue was unveiled in a ceremony on June 2, 1914. A photographer putting glass plates into his camera is seen in the background. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and New York Times, June 3, 1914)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
 Photographers--1910-1920.

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.16155

Call Number: LC-B2- 3077-12

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  1. rjones0856 27 months ago | reply

    In re: www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/nyc/cu/40

  2. Wystan 27 months ago | reply

    Audience at the unveiling of the Partridge statue of Thomas Jefferson, which was presented to Columbia University by Ralph Pulitzer, in a ceremony in front of the Columbia School of Journalism. The ceremony took place during Commencement Week, on June 2, 1914.

    Other Bain/LOC photos of the unveiling ceremony:





  3. Wystan 27 months ago | reply

    Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Columbia commencement:








  4. Kristi (LOC P&P) 27 months ago | reply

    Wystan and rjones0856:

    Thanks for the information and the gathering of related photographs. The statue, a gift of the Joseph Pulitzer estate, was actually unveiled in a ceremony on June 2, rather than on Commencement Day, per this New York Times article. We will add these details to this record and to the other related photographs when we update.

  5. The Library of Congress 27 months ago | reply

    And, thanks for pointing out the camera "in action"! A very unusual subject, so added a tag. -- Helena

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