Hoover at Arlington, 5/30/29 – Historic Print
![Hoover at Arlington, 5/30/29, [19]29 May 30. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5f/5fce476a7a55-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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Step back in time with Hoover at Arlington, 5/30/29, a historic photograph rich in period detail. 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 at Arlington, 5/30/29
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Hoover's visit to Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1929, the day observed as Memorial Day, is the detail that sets this glass negative apart from the other Herbert Hoover pictures in the collection. Hoover had taken office as president only a few weeks earlier, in March 1929, and a presidential appearance at the cemetery on the holiday was a familiar ceremonial role for a new chief executive. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented public life in the capital for decades, made the negative, and it reached the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French. Viewers should note the streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from age-related deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | [19]29 May 30. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,587 × 4,399 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246931 |
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