Buck Wise - G.U., 1919 – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Buck Wise - G.U., 1919. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Buck Wise - G.U., 1919
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The name on this glass negative, Buck Wise, is paired with the abbreviation "G.U." and the year 1919, which hints at a school or college connection, though the record does not spell out the institution. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio active in the early twentieth century, made many portraits of local residents, students and athletes, and its negatives later came to the Library of Congress. The title comes from data the company wrote on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified, so treat the identification as a starting point. The streaks and blemishes visible on the glass are the natural result of deterioration in the original coating.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 4,170 × 5,236 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229786 |
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