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Urban Ledoux & unemployed, 10/4/21 – Vintage Wall Art

Urban Ledoux & unemployed, 10/4/21, [19]21 October 4. — historic photograph
Urban Ledoux & unemployed, 10/4/21, [19]21 October 4.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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 historic photograph of Urban Ledoux & unemployed, 10/4/21 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Urban Ledoux & unemployed, 10/4/21

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A glass negative dated October 4, 1921, carries the title "Urban Ledoux & unemployed," which pairs a named man with the word that signals the period's economic strain. The title came from data the National Photo Company wrote on the negatives or their sleeves, and the Library of Congress notes it has not been verified, so the identity of the man and the circumstances of the picture remain uncertain. The United States was then in a sharp postwar recession, and joblessness was widespread in the months after the 1920 peak of wartime production ended. Visible streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural breakdown of its original coating.

Created / published[19]21 October 4.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,411 × 4,391 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-234450

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