Herbert J. Drane (Fla.) – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Herbert J. Drane (Fla.). Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Herbert J. Drane (Fla.)
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Herbert J. Drane, a Florida congressman, is shown here in an office that seems to double as a sponge exhibit, with walls covered in sponges of every size and variety. The caption ties him to Tarpon Springs, a Gulf Coast town that was then one of the country's major sponge markets, and the photograph shows him holding some of his favorite specimens. Sponge harvesting and trade were central to the local economy of that region in the early twentieth century, which makes the setting more than a novelty. The picture was made in 1920 by the National Photo Company, a Washington studio whose glass negatives record much of the capital's public life of that era.
| Created / published | 1920 Feb. 25. |
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| 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. Caption from caption list: Herbert J. Drane, Congressman from Florida, is from Tarpon Springs which is said to be the largest sponge market in the world. Mr Drane's office gives the appearance of a permanent sponge exhibit. The wall s [i.e. walls] are covered with sponges of every size and variety. Photo shows Mr Drane with some of his choice specimens. Date from caption list. 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 one. |
| Subjects | Drane, Herbert Jackson,--1863-1947. Sponges. Legislators. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,187 × 4,208 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-230516 |
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