Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29 – Historic Print
(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, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29
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Dated April 17, 1929, this glass negative captures President Herbert Hoover at an opening game, most likely a baseball season opener in Washington. Hoover had taken office only weeks earlier, on March 4, 1929, so his appearance at a public occasion like this was one of the early events of his presidency. The National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio, produced many pictures of officials and civic events during this period. The negative shows streaks and surface blemishes from deterioration of its original coating, which affects fine detail.
| Created / published | 1929 April 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by 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 | 5,264 × 4,251 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246675 |
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