Lieut. Commander Mario Calderara – Vintage Photo Print
![Lieut. Commander Mario Calderara, [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/34/34a09ccaeac8-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 Lieut. Commander Mario Calderara in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lieut. Commander Mario Calderara
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Calderara is named here as a Lieutenant Commander, a naval rank that reflects his service in the Italian navy, where he became one of the country's earliest aviators. He trained in powered flight with the Wright brothers in 1909, and he helped establish Italy's first military aviation program. The National Photo Company made portraits and news pictures in Washington, D.C., during the early twentieth century, and this image likely reflects that studio work. The glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of its original coating, which is part of its character as a surviving record.
| Created / published | [1923] |
|---|---|
| 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 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 two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,310 × 5,287 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-238833 |
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