Capt. Jno. W. Downer, Field Artillery – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Capt. Jno. W. Downer, Field Artillery, [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/23/237f14927f1e-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 Capt. Jno. W. Downer, Field Artillery, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Capt. Jno. W. Downer, Field Artillery
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Captain John W. Downer of the Field Artillery appears in this 8 by 6 inch glass negative, one of the portraits the National Photo Company made in Washington, D.C., before the United States entered the First World War. The record dates it to about 1916 to 1917, when the Army was expanding and modernizing its artillery after the 1916 mobilization along the Mexican border. The title comes from data the company wrote on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified, so the identification should be treated as provisional. Glass negatives of this age often show streaks and blemishes from deterioration of the original coating, which is worth keeping in mind when viewing the image.
| Created / published | [between 1916 and 1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,994 × 5,352 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-262170 |
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