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Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24 – Historic Photo Reproduction

Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24, [19]24 June 8. — historic photograph
Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24, [19]24 June 8.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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: Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24, 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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Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop, 6/8/24

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The title on this glass negative identifies Julius Daranyi as a traffic cop, dated June 8, 1924, a rare kind of street-level subject for the period. In the 1920s, growing automobile use pushed cities to find better ways to direct crowded intersections, and novelty officers often drew newspaper attention. The negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. studio whose pictures were given to the Library of Congress in 1947 by Herbert A. French. The title was taken from data written on the negative and has not been verified, and the glass shows streaks from deterioration in its original coating.

Created / published[19]24 June 8.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Part of caption rubbed off negative. 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 three.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,286 × 5,288 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-240304

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