Mildred Harris Chaplin – Vintage Photo Print
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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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A window into the past: Mildred Harris Chaplin, 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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Mildred Harris Chaplin
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Mildred Harris was a silent-era film actress who married Charlie Chaplin in 1918, and this glass negative captures her as one of the faces of Hollywood's early star system. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. studio that made many portraits of public figures, produced the plate, though the record notes that its title comes from unverified data written on the negative sleeve. Dated to about 1920 from its batch, the image reflects the studio portrait style of that period. The plate also shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coating, which is worth keeping in mind when viewing it.
| Created / published | [1920] |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,340 × 4,321 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-232003 |
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