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Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5/6/25 – Historic Print

Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5/6/25, [19]25 May 6. — historic photograph
Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5/6/25, [19]25 May 6.. Historic photograph from the Cincinnati 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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This rare historic photograph captures Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5/6/25 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5/6/25

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Taken on May 6, 1925, this photograph records the Syrian Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio, a lodge of the Shriners, the fraternal order whose local chapters are called temples and carry names drawn from the Near East. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented American cities and landmarks in the early twentieth century, made the image on a glass negative, a format common before film became standard. The record notes streaks and blemishes caused by deterioration of the original coatings, so some marks on the image come from the negative itself.

Created / published[19]25 May 6.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on 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 two.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,223 × 4,221 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-238115

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