Davis handing H.A. Curran his commission, 6/16/23 – Antique Photo Print
![Davis handing H.A. Curran his commission, 6/16/23, [19]23 June 16. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/37/37e2bdc43043-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 Davis handing H.A. Curran his commission, 6/16/23 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Davis handing H.A. Curran his commission, 6/16/23
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Here a man named Davis hands a commission to H.A. Curran, a moment of formal recognition captured on June 16, 1923. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that made thousands of news and event pictures for newspapers and the public in the 1910s and 1920s. Its staff recorded officials, ceremonies, and visitors in the capital, and this glass negative preserves that routine but telling exchange. Look closely at the surface, where streaks and small blemishes show the natural breakdown of the original coating on the plate.
| Created / published | [19]23 June 16. |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 6,080 × 4,417 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-254134 |
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