Al Jolsen, 12/11/23 – Antique Photo Print
![Al Jolsen, 12/11/23, [19]23 December 11. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/35/35daa53f66a5-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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Al Jolsen, 12/11/23 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Al Jolsen, 12/11/23
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Few entertainers of the early 1920s drew bigger audiences than Al Jolson, and this glass negative, dated December 11, 1923, places his name in that moment at the height of his fame. Jolson was a leading Broadway and vaudeville star known for his energetic singing, and he later starred in *The Jazz Singer* (1927), the first feature-length film with synchronized speech and song. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio, produced portraits of visiting performers and public figures, so the plate belongs to that wider record of the period. The title comes from unverified data, and the glass shows streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [19]23 December 11. |
|---|---|
| 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 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,288 × 4,251 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-239436 |
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