[Bear at zoo] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Bear at zoo], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/48/48d9bbe3f0e9-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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[Bear at zoo] 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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[Bear at zoo]
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A single bear standing in a zoo setting is the subject of this glass negative, and Library staff supplied the title because the original record does not name the zoo or the species. The National Photo Company was a commercial studio in Washington, D.C., that produced many views for postcards and tourist sales in the early twentieth century, and glass plates were a common format for that kind of work. The negative dates from somewhere between 1909 and 1932, and the record notes streaks and other blemishes caused by the natural breakdown of its original coatings, which can still be seen across the image.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Date span reflects dates range of negatives in collection. Title devised by Library staff. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,280 × 5,287 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247750 |
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