Roosevelt addressing Boy Scouts, [12/8/23] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Roosevelt addressing Boy Scouts, [12/8/23], [1923 December 8] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/32/328430c11a80-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.)
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Roosevelt addressing Boy Scouts, [12/8/23]
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A Roosevelt addresses a group of Boy Scouts in this scene, which the records date to December 8, 1923, though the title comes from unverified notes the National Photo Company wrote on the negative sleeve. The Boy Scouts of America, founded in 1910, grew quickly through the 1920s, and the National Photo Company, based in Washington, recorded many public events and visits of that era. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coatings, so the image's surface shows its age.
| Created / published | [1923 December 8] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,038 × 4,359 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-254410 |
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