Hoover & Boy Scouts – Vintage Wall Art
![Hoover & Boy Scouts, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/10/10e4c99a4c4f-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: Hoover & Boy Scouts, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoover & Boy Scouts
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Hoover's visit with Boy Scouts is captured here on a glass negative, a format that was standard for press and studio work before flexible film became common. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that documented public life in the early twentieth century, made the image during the years Hoover rose from wartime food administrator to president in 1929. Scouting was a popular cause in that era, and public appearances with scout groups were a common way for officials to connect with local communities. The record's date span is broad and the title comes from the company's own notes, so the exact occasion is uncertain. Visible streaks and blemishes are typical of aging glass coatings.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Date span reflects dates range of negatives in collection. Title 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,212 × 4,198 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247621 |
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