Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22 – Historic Photo Reproduction
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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.)
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Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22
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The title "Opening Day, 1922" is dated April 12, 1922, a day when the major league baseball season began, so the picture may show a ballpark or a civic opening, though the record does not name a place and the title is unverified. The glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that documented the city and surrounding region in the early twentieth century. Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Streaks and other blemishes from deterioration of the original coatings are visible on the plate, which is typical of glass negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [19]22 April 12. |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,375 × 4,379 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-235376 |
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