Kate Barnard by Bain News Service (LOC)
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Bain News Service,, publisher.
Kate Barnard by Bain News Service
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
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
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11036
Call Number: LC-B2- 2464-9
First woman elected to a state office in Oklahoma.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Barnard
She was extensively active with charitable endeavors, and worked toward the betterment of the people around her.
See also: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr& GRid=9564189 – Kate Barnard was a social reformer and politician – led legislation for Mental Health and Human Services – elected Commissioner of Charities and Corrections in 1907 before women could vote – founded first prison penitentiary system in Oklahoma for rehabilitation purposes
This photo is being discussed in one of the projects in the Flickr Commons group, and we would love to have this added to the group pool!
What a beautiful portrait. i love her expression.
Photographed by Bain News Service on December 2, 1912, when she was in New York to deliver lectures, and to become acquainted with the metropolis.
New York Times, December 8, 1912:
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00E6DB1E3AE633A…
Date sticker is easier to read on this companion photo. (View large):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2459824668/in/p...
More here: digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/B/BA020….