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Herbert E. French, proprietor of the National Photo Co., posed in his Washington, D.C. studio – Historic Photograph Print

Herbert E. French, proprietor of the National Photo Co., posed in his Washington, D.C. studio, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
Herbert E. French, proprietor of the National Photo Co., posed in his Washington, D.C. studio, [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(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 Herbert E. French, proprietor of the National Photo Co., posed in his Washington, D.C. studio in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Herbert E. French, proprietor of the National Photo Co., posed in his Washington, D.C. studio

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Herbert E. French, who ran the National Photo Company, sat for this portrait in his own Washington, D.C. studio. The record places the picture somewhere between 1909 and 1932, and it is catalogued under photographic apparatus and supplies, a reminder that the people who made studio pictures were also tied to the equipment and materials of the trade. National Photo Company operated in the capital for decades, and its portraits and news photographs are among the most useful records of Washington's public life in the early twentieth century. A portrait of the proprietor himself is less common than the officials and events the firm usually recorded, which makes it worth a closer look.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1940.Photographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 93.
SubjectsFrench, Herbert E.--(Herbert Eliot) Photographers--1900-1940. Photographic apparatus & supplies--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163653

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