Hoover Inauguration, 1929 – Historic Reproduction
(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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This historic photograph of Hoover Inauguration, 1929 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoover Inauguration, 1929
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Herbert Hoover took the oath of office on March 4, 1929, and this glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection records that day's ceremony in Washington. The record offers little beyond its title, which comes from unverified data written on the negative or its sleeve, so the exact moment and crowd are uncertain. Hoover, a former Secretary of Commerce, succeeded Calvin Coolidge and was inaugurated just months before the stock market crash of October 1929. Glass plates like this one were the standard way press photographers captured such events, and the faint streaks on the surface are typical of deterioration in the original coatings.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 negative or negative sleeve. 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,641 × 4,399 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246337 |
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