Davis, St. Louis, 1924 – Antique Wall Art
(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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Davis, St. Louis, 1924 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Davis, St. Louis, 1924
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The title on this glass negative, "Davis, St. Louis," names only a surname and a city, and the record notes that even this label was supplied by the National Photo Company and has not been verified, so the exact subject is open to question. The company produced large numbers of city and town views in the early twentieth century, many of them for commercial and travel markets, and this 1924 negative belongs to that body of work. Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Visible streaks and blemishes come from the natural breakdown of the original emulsion coatings, a common condition in glass plates of this age.
| Created / published | 1924 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4,286 × 5,282 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240816 |
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