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It’s Time to Light the Lights (1901/6329)

“It’s Time To Light The Lights” was captured in 1935. Also included is bonus content of the original negative. Diversify your collection with impactful Getty Images taken by celebrated photographers from the ‘70s music era. The first bonus image shows the original silver gelatin negative and sleeve packet. The nearly 90-year-old negative is what archivists refer to as reticulated, a byproduct of seasonal expansion and contraction over the decades. The other two images show a full-time conservator from Getty Images as she addresses this and other conservation issues in her London laboratory.