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Pershing & Babe Ruth, 5/28/24 – Vintage Wall Art

Pershing & Babe Ruth, 5/28/24, [19]24 May 28. — historic photograph
Pershing & Babe Ruth, 5/28/24, [19]24 May 28.. 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: Pershing & Babe Ruth, 5/28/24, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Pershing & Babe Ruth, 5/28/24

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Few pictures on this board capture two household names together, and this one pairs General John J. Pershing with the Yankees slugger Babe Ruth on May 28, 1924, as the date in the title suggests. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. studio that documented public figures and events in the early twentieth century, and it survives as a glass negative. The record notes that the negative came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947. Glass plates of this kind often show streaks and blemishes from the breakdown of their coatings, so the surface wear is worth noticing alongside the subject.

Created / published[19]24 May 28.
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. 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 scan5,253 × 4,274 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-240851

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