Peggy Baker – Vintage Wall Art
![Peggy Baker, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/33/331c8fecdc85-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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A window into the past: Peggy Baker, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Peggy Baker
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Peggy Baker's name comes from the National Photo Company's own negative data, which has not been independently verified. The subject headings tie the picture to the family of Newton Diehl Baker, who served as Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, so the setting likely reflects Washington's official and social circles of the late 1910s. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital for decades, made many glass negatives like this one. The scene also reflects the growing participation of women and girls in recreational sports after the First World War.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 one. |
| Subjects | Baker, Newton Diehl,--1871-1937--Family. Girls. Tennis players. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,109 × 5,132 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229798 |
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