Wm. J. Burns, [3/4/24] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Wm. J. Burns, [3/4/24], [1924 March 4] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/60/60588d32d000-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 rare historic photograph captures Wm. J. Burns, [3/4/24] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Wm. J. Burns, [3/4/24]
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The sitter here is William J. Burns, whose name is written on the negative sleeve in the National Photo Company's hand and recorded as an unverified title. Burns was a well-known private detective who built a large investigation agency, and in the early 1920s he headed the federal Bureau of Investigation, a predecessor of the FBI. The National Photo Company made portraits and news pictures of public figures in Washington, which makes this 1924 negative a useful record of the period. Viewers should notice the streaks and blemishes in the glass, which come from the deterioration of the original coatings.
| Created / published | [1924 March 4] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,428 × 6,096 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-254771 |
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