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Body of Wm. J. Bryan lying in state at New York Ave. Pres. Church, Navy Yard, [Washingto – Antique Wall Art

Body of Wm. J. Bryan lying in state at New York Ave. Pres. Church, Navy Yard, [Washingto, [1925] July 30. — historic photograph
Body of Wm. J. Bryan lying in state at New York Ave. Pres. Church, Navy Yard, [Washingto, [1925] July 30.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Bryan's body lies in state at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in the Navy Yard area of Washington, D.C., in this view dated July 30, 1925. Bryan, three-time Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of state, had died on July 26 in Dayton, Tennessee, days after the Scopes "Monkey Trial," in which he had served as prosecutor. The National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio, made the negative, so the image records the public mourning in the capital before his burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

Created / published[1925] July 30.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date (year) from negatives in same range. Part of caption scratched off negative. 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.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,932 × 4,255 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256559

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