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Hubert Work, 1860-1942 – Historic Print

Hubert Work, 1860-1942, 1929 June 11. — historic photograph
Hubert Work, 1860-1942, 1929 June 11.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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: Hubert Work, 1860-1942, 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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Hubert Work, 1860-1942

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Hubert Work's portrait comes from Underwood & Underwood, the news photography firm that supplied newspapers and magazines with images of public figures during the 1920s. Work, a Colorado physician who turned to politics, served as Postmaster General under Warren Harding, later as Secretary of the Interior, and also led the Republican National Committee. By 1929 he was a familiar figure in Washington, and studio portraits like this one were widely circulated to accompany stories about federal officials and party affairs. The caption details in this record are unverified, so the exact occasion for the picture remains uncertain.

Created / published1929 June 11.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhoto by Underwood & Underwood. No. 68233RU. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,078 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146325

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