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[President Coolidge, sidecar motorcycle, in front of White House, 6/6/24] – Antique Print

[President Coolidge, sidecar motorcycle, in front of White House, 6/6/24], [1924] — historic photograph
[President Coolidge, sidecar motorcycle, in front of White House, 6/6/24], [1924]. Historic photograph from the White House 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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Calvin Coolidge poses with a sidecar motorcycle in front of the White House in this 1924 view, a lighthearted moment from a presidency better known for its restraint. The glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city's officials, buildings and events in the early twentieth century. Coolidge had taken office after Warren Harding's death in 1923 and ran for a full term that year. Look closely and you may see streaks and blemishes across the image, marks of the coatings on the glass breaking down over the decades.

Created / published[1924]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Date from negatives in same range. Caption rubbed off. 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 three.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,258 × 4,233 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-240884

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