Pershing in fez – Antique Photo Print
![Pershing in fez, [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4f/4f232005f174-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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Pershing in fez 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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Pershing in fez
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Pershing in a fez sets this glass negative apart from the many formal portraits of General John J. Pershing in uniform. The title is taken from notes the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve, and the record lists it as unverified, so the occasion remains uncertain. The company, based in Washington, D.C., made many news and portrait photographs in the 1910s and 1920s, when Pershing was a national figure after leading American forces in World War I. The fez, a brimless felt cap long associated with Ottoman and North African dress, gives the picture its unexpected, informal look. The collection came to the Library of Congress as a gift in 1947.
| 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,486 × 6,235 px · prints to 15 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-253588 |
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