Hoover & Davis – Historic Reproduction
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(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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Hoover & Davis comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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This glass negative pairs Herbert Hoover with a second man named only as Davis, a title the record flags as unverified, so that identification is best treated as an open question. The picture dates to about 1921, the year Hoover became Secretary of Commerce under President Warren G. Harding, when Washington officials were settling into a new administration. The National Photo Company, a Washington firm that produced a large body of press and portrait work in that period, made the negative. Its glass plates often show streaks and clouding from the deterioration of the original coating, which may be visible here.
| 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. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,405 × 4,374 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-233411 |
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