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Public viewing body of Wm. J. Bryan N.Y. Ave. Pres. Church, [Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. – Historic Reproduction

Public viewing body of Wm. J. Bryan N.Y. Ave. Pres. Church, [Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., [1925 July 30] — historic photograph
Public viewing body of Wm. J. Bryan N.Y. Ave. Pres. Church, [Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., [1925 July 30]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Step back in time with Public viewing body of Wm. J. Bryan N.Y. Ave. Pres. Church, [Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Public viewing body of Wm. J. Bryan N.Y. Ave. Pres. Church, [Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

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Crowds filed past the body of William Jennings Bryan at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, where the three-time Democratic presidential nominee was mourned in late July 1925. Bryan had died in Dayton, Tennessee, days after his part in the Scopes "Monkey Trial," and his return to the capital drew both politicians and ordinary citizens. The National Photo Company, which documented street life and public events across Washington in these years, made the picture on glass, and the streaks and flaws on the plate are signs of the negative's age rather than part of the scene.

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 from related neg. 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 × 4,267 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256560

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