Jack Blaise [i.e., Blaine] res., 16 & [...] – Antique Photo Print
![Jack Blaise [i.e., Blaine] res., 16 & [...], [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5d/5ddff505f28f-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 Jack Blaise [i.e., Blaine] res., 16 & [...]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Jack Blaise [i.e., Blaine] res., 16 & [...]
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The record names the house as the Blaine residence at 2000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, the home of James G. Blaine, the Maine politician who served as Secretary of State and ran for president in 1884. The title misspells his name as "Jack Blaise," a transcription error the catalogers flagged with "[i.e., Blaine]." The glass negative dates from roughly 1918 to 1920, decades after Blaine's death in 1893, so it shows the house as it looked in the years after the family had left. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that photographed Washington streets and buildings in the early twentieth century, made it. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the aging of the original coating.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. House is located at 2000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 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 one. |
| Subjects | Blaine, James Gillespie,--1830-1893--Homes & haunts. Dwellings. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,236 × 4,186 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229406 |
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