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Coolidge & Miss Helen Keller, 1/11/26 – Historic Photo Reproduction

Coolidge & Miss Helen Keller, 1/11/26, [19]26 January 11. — historic photograph
Coolidge & Miss Helen Keller, 1/11/26, [19]26 January 11.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Coolidge & Miss Helen Keller, 1/11/26 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Coolidge & Miss Helen Keller, 1/11/26

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A glass negative dated January 11, 1926, records President Calvin Coolidge meeting Helen Keller, the author and disability advocate who was one of the best-known women in the country at the time. The plate comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed Washington officials, visitors and events in the early decades of the twentieth century. Glass negatives were the standard capture medium of that era. This one, a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947, shows streaks and blemishes from age-related deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[19]26 January 11.
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. 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 scan4,312 × 5,959 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256750

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