Reception to Taft by Cincinnati Commercial Club, [5/30/25] – Vintage Print
![Reception to Taft by Cincinnati Commercial Club, [5/30/25], [1925 May 30] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5a/5a4261689e3d-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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This rare historic photograph captures Reception to Taft by Cincinnati Commercial Club, [5/30/25] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Reception to Taft by Cincinnati Commercial Club, [5/30/25]
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Dated May 30, 1925, this glass negative records a reception in Cincinnati for William Howard Taft, a native of the city who had served as president from 1909 to 1913 and was then Chief Justice of the United States. The Cincinnati Commercial Club hosted the reception, and the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented American cities and public life in the early twentieth century, made the exposure. The title and date come from the studio's own labeling and a related negative, so some details remain unconfirmed. The streaks and blemishes on the glass are typical of age-related deterioration in the original coating.
| Created / published | [1925 May 30] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,315 × 5,265 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-243071 |
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