James W. Mellen – Historic Photo Reproduction
![James W. Mellen, [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/13/13f09ec96108-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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This historic photograph of James W. Mellen brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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James W. Mellen
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The record identifies the sitter as James W. Mellen, though that name comes from data the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified. The firm was a Washington, D.C., commercial studio whose early twentieth-century work recorded local residents, public figures, and city life, and its glass negatives were the standard medium of the day. The negative dates from between 1921 and 1922 and came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947. Viewers should note the streaks and blemishes across the glass, which result from natural deterioration of the original coatings rather than from the photographer's choices.
| Created / published | [between 1921 and 1922] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,412 × 6,080 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-250622 |
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