J. Alfred Taylor of W.Va. – Vintage Wall Art
![J. Alfred Taylor of W.Va., [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/40/405eb6a0205f-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: J. Alfred Taylor of W.Va., preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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J. Alfred Taylor of W.Va.
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This glass negative records a portrait of J. Alfred Taylor, identified in the title as a West Virginia man, and it dates from about 1923. The National Photo Company, which worked out of Washington, D.C., in the early twentieth century, made many such studio and news portraits of public figures, so the sitter's name and state set this plate apart from the company's many other views. The record notes that the title comes from information written on the negative sleeve and has not been verified, so the identity should be read with that caveat. The plate also shows the streaks and blemishes typical of aging glass negatives, which were coated by hand and deteriorated over time.
| Created / published | [1923] |
|---|---|
| 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 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,396 × 6,043 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-254462 |
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