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Amelia Rosser as Ireland – Antique Photo Print

Amelia Rosser as Ireland, [1920] — historic photograph
Amelia Rosser as Ireland, [1920]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Amelia Rosser as Ireland. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Amelia Rosser as Ireland

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Here Amelia Rosser poses in the role of Ireland, the allegorical figure that artists and pageant organizers long used to stand for the nation. Dressing a sitter as a national personification was a common practice in the early twentieth century, when costume tableaux raised money for causes and celebrated heritage. The image survives as a glass negative from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio whose work from the 1910s and 1920s is held by the Library of Congress. The title comes from unverified studio notes, and the plate shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,170 × 5,154 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-230694

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