John Belt with armored mail trucks, 11/19/25 – Historic Photograph Print
![John Belt with armored mail trucks, 11/19/25, [19]25 November 19. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/22/2274c78881dc-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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A window into the past: John Belt with armored mail trucks, 11/19/25, 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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John Belt with armored mail trucks, 11/19/25
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John Belt stands among armored mail trucks in this November 19, 1925, view, a detail that ties the picture to a period when the mail was increasingly carried by motor truck and guarded against robbery. The title comes from notes made by the National Photo Company and has not been verified, so Belt's role is not confirmed here. The company, a Washington, D.C. firm, left behind a large body of glass negatives, and this one came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947. Streaks and blemishes on the glass reflect natural deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [19]25 November 19. |
|---|---|
| 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 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,235 × 4,227 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-244439 |
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