Mrs. Nelson – Vintage Photo Print
![Mrs. Nelson, [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0f/0f4b7f2bdb7a-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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Mrs. Nelson. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Mrs. Nelson
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The record identifies this glass negative only as "Mrs. Nelson," a title the National Photo Company supplied on the negative sleeve and that has not been independently verified, so the sitter remains unidentified. It was probably made between 1910 and 1925, when the company, based in Washington, D.C., produced large numbers of portraits and street views on glass plates. Glass was the standard support for studio and commercial work of that era, before flexible film became common. The faint streaks and blemishes visible on the plate come from deterioration of its original coating, which is typical of negatives from this period and offers a useful reminder of how fragile these early photographic materials are.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1925] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller |
| 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 seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,145 × 6,449 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-260881 |
More from the National Photo Company collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![Mrs. Gardners Arme[?] group](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a9/a9f5be96191d-400.webp)