C & P Tel., Miss Sisson – Vintage Photo Print
![C & P Tel., Miss Sisson, [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/16/160d4e7aca71-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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Step back in time with C & P Tel., Miss Sisson, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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C & P Tel., Miss Sisson
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A telephone company employee named only as Miss Sisson is the subject of this 1921 glass negative, which the National Photo Company labeled "C & P Tel." The initials stand for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, which provided local service in Washington, D.C., and its surroundings. Commercial studios like the National Photo Company documented the capital's businesses and workers in the early twentieth century, and a portrait tied to a utility shows how telephone service had become part of daily office life. The plate, a 1947 gift of Herbert A. French, shows streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating, which are worth keeping in mind when viewing the image.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| 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. Date from negatives in same range. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,364 × 4,344 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-234208 |
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