E.J. Ayers, New Chief Clerk State Dept., [7/10/24] – Vintage Wall Art
![E.J. Ayers, New Chief Clerk State Dept., [7/10/24], [1924 July 10] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/36/36c523a9c87b-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of E.J. Ayers, New Chief Clerk State Dept., [7/10/24]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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E.J. Ayers, New Chief Clerk State Dept., [7/10/24]
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A 1924 glass negative titled "E.J. Ayers, New Chief Clerk State Dept." records a State Department official identified as the new chief clerk, though that title comes from data the National Photo Company wrote on the negative and has not been independently verified. The company was a Washington, D.C., studio that photographed government officials and news subjects through the 1920s and 1930s, so its plates offer a window onto the federal capital of that era. Glass negatives like this one often show streaks and blemishes where the original coating has deteriorated, so some marks on the image reflect age rather than the scene itself.
| Created / published | [1924 July 10] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,340 × 5,943 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-255266 |
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