Morris Lewis & Oscar DePriest, 5/8/29 – Vintage Photo Print
![Morris Lewis & Oscar DePriest, 5/8/29, [19]29 May 8. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/35/35ccf6858b41-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 historic photograph of Morris Lewis & Oscar DePriest, 5/8/29 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Morris Lewis & Oscar DePriest, 5/8/29
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Oscar DePriest, the Chicago Republican who had won his seat in Congress the year before, appears here with a man named Morris Lewis, on a glass negative dated May 8, 1929. DePriest was the first Black American elected to Congress in the 20th century, so a photograph from his early months in office has historical weight. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded officials, visitors and public events, made the plate, and it reached the Library of Congress as a gift in 1947. The glass shows streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating, which are worth noticing when judging the image's clarity.
| Created / published | [19]29 May 8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by 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 | 4,080 × 4,982 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246822 |
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