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127th Annual Commencement of Georgetown U., 6/8/26 – Antique Photo Print

127th Annual Commencement of Georgetown U., 6/8/26, [19]26 June 8. — historic photograph
127th Annual Commencement of Georgetown U., 6/8/26, [19]26 June 8.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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127th Annual Commencement of Georgetown U., 6/8/26 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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127th Annual Commencement of Georgetown U., 6/8/26

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Georgetown University's 127th annual commencement, held on June 8, 1926, is the event this glass negative records, and it comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that documented the city's institutions, ceremonies and street life for several decades. Commencement in the 1920s was a formal occasion, with graduates in academic dress gathered for a ceremony that marked the close of the school year and the start of their working lives. The title comes from data written by the studio on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified, so details of the scene itself are best checked against the record. Visible streaks and blemishes on the glass reflect deterioration of the original coating over time.

Created / published[19]26 June 8.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,587 × 4,385 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-245273

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