Hoover Inauguration, 1929 – Vintage Print
(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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This historic photograph of Hoover Inauguration, 1929 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hoover Inauguration, 1929
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Herbert Hoover took the oath of office on March 4, 1929, and this glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection records the ceremony that day in Washington. The record calls the title unverified, since it came from information written on the negative or its sleeve, so the exact moment and scene are worth reading with that caveat in mind. Glass plates of this kind were the standard way press and commercial studios captured events in the early twentieth century, and their coatings often deteriorated, leaving streaks and blemishes like the ones noted here.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,680 × 4,373 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246328 |
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