Calvert Townley – Antique Photo Print
![Calvert Townley, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/59/59d247f33433-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.)
Description
Calvert Townley comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Calvert Townley
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The glass negative is titled "Calvert Townley," though that name comes from unverified information the National Photo Company recorded on the negative or its sleeve, so the subject's identity should be read with that caveat in mind. The plate is dated to about 1920, when the Washington, D.C.-based company was producing a large body of portraits, street scenes, and event photographs. The surface may show streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of the original emulsion, a common condition in glass plates of this age that adds a faint, mottled texture worth noticing.
| Created / published | [ca. 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 7,114 × 5,619 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258514 |
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