Helen Buchanan – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Helen Buchanan, [between 1909 and 1919] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/24/248af2fcf88c-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: Helen Buchanan, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Helen Buchanan
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This glass negative is titled "Helen Buchanan," though the Library of Congress notes that the name comes from data the National Photo Company recorded on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified, so the sitter's identity remains uncertain. The plate dates to roughly 1909 to 1919, a period when the National Photo Company, based in Washington, D.C., made a large body of portraits, street scenes, and views of public life. Glass plates of this size were a standard working format of the era, and the record notes streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of the original coatings, which are visible traces of the plate's age.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1919] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,059 × 4,370 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-248510 |
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