Agrl. Dept., Bureau of Chemistry – Vintage Photo Print
![Agrl. Dept., Bureau of Chemistry, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/32/32e677d89df7-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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This rare historic photograph captures Agrl. Dept., Bureau of Chemistry in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Agrl. Dept., Bureau of Chemistry
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The title on this glass negative, "Agrl. Dept., Bureau of Chemistry," points to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chemistry division, which in the early twentieth century enforced federal food and drug standards under the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that documented government offices and federal life, made the image around 1920, though the date is inferred from negatives in the same range. The record notes streaks and blemishes from deterioration of the original coating, which are visible traces of the negative's age. The negative came to the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French.
| Created / published | [ca. 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 7,113 × 5,464 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258840 |
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