Mrs. Wilson's Gown, Museum – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Mrs. Wilson's Gown, Museum, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0e/0e3cd86c1b2a-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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A window into the past: Mrs. Wilson's Gown, Museum, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Mrs. Wilson's Gown, Museum
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The title, "Mrs. Wilson's Gown," points to a fashion or costume subject, though the record notes that the title comes from unverified data written on the negative or its sleeve, so the identity of the wearer and the occasion remain uncertain. The 8 by 6 inch glass plate was likely made around 1920 by the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. studio that documented people, events, and street life in the early twentieth century. Glass negatives like this one were the standard working medium before flexible film, and their coatings can deteriorate over time, leaving streaks and blemishes such as those noted here. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.
| Created / published | [ca. 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,570 × 7,146 px · prints to 19 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258768 |
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