McCrory's front – Antique 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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures McCrory's front in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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McCrory's front
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A storefront bearing the McCrory name is the subject of this glass negative, which the National Photo Company dated to around 1919 or 1920. McCrory's was one of the many five-and-dime chains that spread through American cities in the early twentieth century, selling inexpensive household goods, notions and candy to everyday shoppers. Photographs of storefronts like this one preserve how retail signage and street frontage looked in that period. Viewers should also note the streaks and blemishes across the plate, which come from natural deterioration of the original coatings rather than from the scene itself.
| Created / published | [1919 or 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,371 × 5,134 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257859 |
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