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Weather Bureau, B.C. Kadel, Chief of Instrument Div. testing a household thermometer – Vintage Wall Art

Weather Bureau, B.C. Kadel, Chief of Instrument Div. testing a household thermometer, [ca. 1924] — historic photograph
Weather Bureau, B.C. Kadel, Chief of Instrument Div. testing a household thermometer, [ca. 1924]. 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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Step back in time with Weather Bureau, B.C. Kadel, Chief of Instrument Div. testing a household thermometer, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A man identified as B.C. Kadel, chief of the instrument division of the Weather Bureau, tests a household thermometer, a reminder that the bureau's staff checked everyday instruments as well as scientific gear. The picture comes from the National Photo Company Collection, the work of a Washington, D.C., commercial studio that documented government agencies and public life in the early twentieth century. It survives as a glass negative dating to about 1924, and the streaks and blemishes that show up in it are typical of coatings that have deteriorated over time.

Created / published[ca. 1924]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,423 × 6,091 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255825

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