Senators Thos. Sterling & Peter Norbeck, S. DK, [10/7/21] – Historic Photograph Print
![Senators Thos. Sterling & Peter Norbeck, S. DK, [10/7/21], [1921 October 7] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/57/5765340b804d-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Senators Thos. Sterling & Peter Norbeck, S. DK, [10/7/21]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Senators Thos. Sterling & Peter Norbeck, S. DK, [10/7/21]
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Two South Dakota senators, Thomas Sterling and Peter Norbeck, stand before the camera in this portrait dated October 7, 1921, though the record notes that the title and date come from unverified notes on the negative sleeve. The National Photo Company made thousands of such glass negatives of Washington officials, visitors and public events during the early twentieth century, and its pictures record how press portraits were made before film became the standard. Viewers should look for the streaks and blotches that the catalog attributes to the natural breakdown of the original emulsion coatings, which give the image its worn, uneven texture.
| Created / published | [1921 October 7] |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 4,455 × 6,107 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-251616 |
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