Julius Rosenwald, Pres. of Sears Roebuck – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Julius Rosenwald, Pres. of Sears Roebuck
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Among the many portraits in this group of National Photo Company glass negatives, this one captures Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Chicago, who came to Washington in late 1919 as a member of the Second Industrial Conference. That gathering brought together business leaders, labor representatives and members of the public to discuss the postwar tensions between employers and workers in the year after the First World War ended. Rosenwald, who guided Sears through its growth into a national mail-order giant, was known as a philanthropist who later funded rural schools for Black children across the South. The glass negative shows the streaks and blemishes typical of early coatings that have deteriorated over time.
| Created / published | 1919 December 1. |
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| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Caption from caption list: Julius Rosenwald Pres. of Sears Roebuck and Co. Chicago, a member of the Second Industrial conference now in session in Washington, D.C. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch one. |
| Subjects | Rosenwald, Julius,--1862-1932. Business people. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,268 × 5,181 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-230244 |
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