Largest electric loco & Cong. J.C. Schafer – Vintage Photo Print
![Largest electric loco & Cong. J.C. Schafer, [1924] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5b15fbfbf221-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 Largest electric loco & Cong. J.C. Schafer. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Largest electric loco & Cong. J.C. Schafer
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A large electric locomotive shares this frame with Congressman J.C. Schafer, the figure named in the title, which the National Photo Company wrote on the negative sleeve without independent verification. The company was a Washington, D.C., firm whose staff produced news and publicity pictures of officials, buildings and new machinery in the 1920s, so the pairing probably reflects a press visit or demonstration. Electric locomotives of this era hauled heavy trains through tunnels and steep grades where steam engines fouled the air. The streaks and blemishes visible on the glass come from age in the original coatings.
| Created / published | [1924] |
|---|---|
| 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,317 × 5,954 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-255199 |
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