Bain News Service Collection

Beach bathing machines, 1913
Beach bathing machines with bathers. These huts on wheels were developed in the Victorian era to allow bathers to change and be wheeled down to the sea for private and secluded bathing

Wright Model A aircraft flight, 1909 C017 / 7837
Wright Model A aircraft flight, 1909. US aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) taking off in a Wright Model A, one of several aircraft built by him and his brother Orville Wright (1871-1948)

HMS A5, Royal Nay submarine, 1910s C016 / 2540
HMS A5, Royal Nay submarine. This submarine, seen here in the period from around 1910 to 1915, was among the first submarines commissioned by the British Royal Navy

Demonstration of the wireless telephone, June 1920. In the 1920s, broadcasting was still in its infancy, with radio transmitters and receivers owned only by amateur enthusiasts

Margaret Warren, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Margaret Warren, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Margaret Warren, who married Shannon Lord Meany, and was later known as Margaret R. Warren Finlayson (1898-1971)

Pussyfoot Johnson, between 1919 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Pussyfoot Johnson, between 1919 and c1920. Shows William Eugene "Pussyfoot" Johnson (1862-1945) who was an supporter of Prohibition and law enforcement officer

Man demonstrating ship rescue apparatus, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Man demonstrating ship rescue apparatus, 1919. Shows man with a breeches buoy, a rope-based device to rescue people from wrecked ships

Harrison, Glenn, Shaw, James, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Harrison, Glenn, Shaw, James, between c1915 and c1920. Probably shows Charles W. Harrison, Wilfred Glenn, Elliot Shaw and Lewis James who performed as the musical quartet "The Shannon Four"

Ponselle, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ponselle, between c1915 and c1920. Shows soprano opera singer Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) with a child in a baby carriage

Coney Isl. 1/3/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Isl. 1915

British royal family, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
British royal family, between c1915 and c1920. Shows members of the British royal family including: (left to right) Albert (later George VI), George, Duke of Kent; Queen Mary of Teck, Henry

Chinatown, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Chinatown, between c1910 and c1915

Homer L. Ferguson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Homer L. Ferguson, between c1915 and c1920

Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actress Sidonie Espero

Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (1882-1985), a singer and performer of Creek and Cherokee ancestry

Dr. A. McL. Hamilton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. A. McL. Hamilton, between c1915 and c1920

Sims & Burrage, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. Sims & Burrage, between c1915 and c1920
Sims & Burrage, between c1915 and c1920. Shows William Sowden Sims (1858-1936), who was the leader of U.S. Naval forces in Europe during World War I

Gen. Von Heeringen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Von Heeringen, between c1910 and c1915

Wm. Hayward, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Wm. Hayward, between c1915 and c1920

Foch, Clemenceau, Lloyd George, Orlando, Sonnino, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Foch, Clemenceau, Lloyd George, Orlando, Sonnino, between c1915 and c1920. Shows French General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), French Prime Minister Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (1841-1929)

Glynn & Whitman, 1/1/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Glynn & Whitman, 1/1/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Glynn & Whitman, 1/1/15, 1915. Shows Governor Charles Seymour Whitman (1868-1947) in a coach with his predecessor Martin Henry Glynn (1871-1924), at Whitman's inauguration, Albany, New York

A. Betti, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
A. Betti, between c1915 and c1920. Shows violinist Adolfo Betti (1875-1950) who was a member of the Flonzaley Quartet

Chandler, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Chandler, between c1910 and c1915. Possibly shows Brown University football player Theodore Chandler

King Ludwig of Bavaria & Family, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
King Ludwig of Bavaria & Family, between c1915 and c1920

Miss E. Sutro (Mrs. Warren L. Ward), 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss E. Sutro (Mrs. Warren L. Ward), 1914

A. Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
A. Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Swiss-French pianist Alfred Denis Cortot (1877-1962)

Josephus Daniels & wife, Thos. Edison & wife, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service. Josephus Daniels & wife, Thos
Josephus Daniels & wife, Thos. Edison & wife, 1914. Shows Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels (1862 -1948) and his wife (Addie Worth Bagley Daniels) and Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

Sousa, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sousa, 1918. Shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) conducting a band in a street, probably in New York City

Walter Page, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Walter Page, between c1910 and c1915. Shows diplomat Walter Hines Page (1855-1918) who was appointed U.S. ambassador to Britain by President Woodrow Wilson

Mess, Columbia, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mess, Columbia, between c1915 and c1920

Connie Mack & Ira Thomas (coach), Philadelphia AL (baseball), 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Connie Mack & Ira Thomas (coach), Philadelphia AL (baseball), 1914

Pedro A. Diaz, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Pedro A. Diaz, between c1915 and c1920. Pedro Antonio Di´az (1852-1919) who served as First Vice President of Panama in 1918 and as acting President of Panama (October 1, 1918- October 12, 1918)

Delbruck, Dernburg, Zeppelin, Colemann, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Delbruck, Dernburg, Zeppelin, Colemann, between c1910 and c1915

Telva, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Telva, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Marion Telva (1897-1962), an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who performed at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City

Adm. Boue de Lapeyrere, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Adm. Boue de Lapeyrere, between c1910 and c1915

Rev. Dr. A.T. Guttery, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Rev. Dr. A.T. Guttery, 1918. Shows Arthur Thomas Guttery (1862-1920), President of the Primitive Methodist Conference who came to the United States on September 11, 1918

Dick Rudolph's grip on ball, Boston NL (baseball), 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Dick Rudolph's grip on ball, Boston NL (baseball), 1914

Caruso & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Caruso & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Caruso & wife, 1918. Shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) and his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin (1893-1955)

Fletcher and Badger shaking hands, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Fletcher and Badger shaking hands, between c1910 and c1915

Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith, between c1915 and c1920

Red Sox rooters, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Sox rooters, 1915

Lt. Roland Jackson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Roland Jackson, between c1915 and c1920

Awaiting Nathan's arrival, 5/25/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Awaiting Nathan's arrival, 5/25/14, 1914. Shows a group awaiting the arrival of the former mayor of Rome, Ernesto Nathan, from Naples aboard the steamship "Stampalia."

N. Tcaikowsky, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
N. Tcaikowsky, between c1915 and c1920

Meyer Nussbaum, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Meyer Nussbaum, between c1910 and c1915

Emperor of Austria, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Emperor of Austria, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916)

Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actor Sam Ash (1884-1951) who also performed in vaudeville and film. Ash is holding a camera

Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920

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"Bain News Service: Capturing the Essence of a Bygone Era" Step back in time with Bain News Service, an iconic photography agency that documented some of the most significant events and personalities of the early 20th century. From beach bathing machines to groundbreaking aviation feats, this collection offers a captivating glimpse into history. In 1913, as summer approached, Bain News Service captured the advent of beach bathing machines. These contraptions revolutionized seaside leisure by providing privacy for bathers while preserving modesty - a fascinating insight into societal norms at the time. The Wright Model A aircraft flight in 1909 marked a milestone in aviation history. Bain News Service immortalized this momentous occasion when humans first soared through the skies on powered wings, forever changing our perception of travel and exploration. Delving beneath the waves, HMS A5 emerged as one of Royal Navy's formidable submarines during the 1910s. The lens focused on its sleek silhouette against turbulent waters, showcasing technological advancements that would shape naval warfare for years to come. It also captured pivotal moments in communication technology. Witnessing a demonstration of wireless telephone technology was like peering into tomorrow's world – where voices could traverse vast distances without wires or cables connecting them. Amongst their subjects were notable figures who left indelible marks on society. Helen Keller's black-and-white portrait from 1913 reflects her remarkable journey as an advocate for disability rights and education – an inspiration to all who faced adversity with resilience and determination. Henry James' enigmatic gaze caught on film in 1910 reveals his literary genius; his words continue to captivate readers worldwide even today. Margaret Sanger's photograph from 1916 captures her unwavering commitment to women's reproductive rights – igniting conversations that still reverberate today.