Betty Ridsdale – Vintage Wall Art
![Betty Ridsdale, [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0a/0ad838674272-L.webp)
(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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Betty Ridsdale comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Betty Ridsdale
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Little is recorded about the subject of this glass negative, which carries the title Betty Ridsdale. That name comes from data the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve, and it has not been independently verified. The image is dated to about 1921, when the Washington, D.C., firm was producing large numbers of portraits and views on glass plates. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of the original coating, which affects how the image reads today.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,399 × 4,351 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-233543 |
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