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[John P. O'Neill, head-and-shoulders portrait] – Vintage Photo Print

[John P. O'Neill, head-and-shoulders portrait] — historic photograph
[John P. O'Neill, head-and-shoulders portrait]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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 [John P. O'Neill, head-and-shoulders portrait], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A head-and-shoulders portrait of John P. O'Neill, dated 1933, focuses entirely on one man rather than a scene or event. The record does not describe his role or the circumstances of the sitting, so the picture is best read through its format. Close framing like this was a common choice for formal and press portraits in the early 1930s, when photographs of public figures and working professionals often circulated in newspapers and official files. The Library of Congress keeps it in the Prints and Photographs Division, where such portraits are valued for their documentary record of the period.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1933
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,299 × 5,355 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-213910

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