Hoover campaigning – Antique Print
![Hoover campaigning, [1929] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2f/2fc19f09f935-L.webp)
(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 historic photograph of Hoover campaigning brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Hoover campaigning
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Little is firmly documented about the occasion behind this glass negative. The National Photo Company supplied the title "Hoover campaigning," but that label was never verified, and the bracketed 1929 date is inferred from neighboring negatives in the same range, so it may fall after Hoover's 1928 election rather than mark a specific rally. The National Photo Company was a Washington, D.C., studio that photographed political figures and public life for decades, and its plates, given to the Library of Congress in 1947, record the era's political activity. Faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | [1929] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,264 × 4,257 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246479 |
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