New Year Reception – Vintage Print
![New Year Reception, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/34/34cb3e2af838-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.)
Description
A window into the past: New Year Reception, 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.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
New Year Reception
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The title *New Year Reception* points to a social custom, the open house where callers paid their respects on the first day of the year, and this glass negative records that ritual as the National Photo Company saw it. The company was a commercial studio in Washington, D.C., that photographed the city's people, events and institutions in the early decades of the twentieth century, a span that matches this negative's date range. The title comes from the company's own unverified notes, so the specific household or hall is not identified. Look closely at the streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from deterioration in the original coatings rather than from the scene itself.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Date span reflects dates range of negatives in collection. Title 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,286 × 5,282 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247651 |
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