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Indiana group, 12/20/22 – Vintage Wall Art

Indiana group, 12/20/22, [19]22 December 20. — historic photograph
Indiana group, 12/20/22, [19]22 December 20.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Indiana group, 12/20/22. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Indiana group, 12/20/22

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A group portrait labeled simply "Indiana group" and dated December 20, 1922, survives here as a single glass negative, a format widely used by commercial photographers in the early twentieth century. The title comes from notes the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve, and it has not been verified, so the sitters and the occasion remain uncertain. The company, based in Washington, D.C., photographed a broad range of people and events during the 1910s and 1920s. Faint streaks and blemishes on the plate reflect the gradual breakdown of its original coating, a common condition in glass negatives of this age.

Created / published[19]22 December 20.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 five.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,033 × 4,348 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-253032

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