Standard Eng. Co., big camera – Vintage Wall Art
![Standard Eng. Co., big camera, [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3f/3f120ffe2037-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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A window into the past: Standard Eng. Co., big camera, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Standard Eng. Co., big camera
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The title names a firm, the Standard Engineering Company, and describes a "big camera," though the record notes that the title is unverified. Its 8 by 6 inch glass plate is one of many from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio that worked from the early 1900s into the 1930s and recorded the city's businesses, government, and people. The negative dates to about 1920 to 1921, a period when large-format view cameras were still common for commercial and technical work. Because the glass was made by hand-coated processes, it has developed streaks and other blemishes, which are visible as the original coatings have deteriorated.
| Created / published | [between 1920 and 1921] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. 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 seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 7,032 × 5,472 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258924 |
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