Hoover with Phila. Harmonica Band, 7/2/29 – Historic Print
![Hoover with Phila. Harmonica Band, 7/2/29, [19]29 July 2. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5f/5f98768bb7fa-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 historic photograph of Hoover with Phila. Harmonica Band, 7/2/29 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hoover with Phila. Harmonica Band, 7/2/29
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A picture of Herbert Hoover standing with the Philadelphia Harmonica Band sets itself apart from the formal portraits usually made of a president. The image dates to July 2, 1929, early in Hoover's first summer in office after his March inauguration. It comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded much of the capital's public life in the early twentieth century. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the slow breakdown of its original coating, which is part of what makes the plate worth examining closely.
| Created / published | [19]29 July 2. |
|---|---|
| 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,668 × 4,546 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247213 |
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