Slemp being presented with briefcase by correspondents, 1/24/25 – Historic Photograph Print
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(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 Slemp being presented with briefcase by correspondents, 1/24/25, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Slemp being presented with briefcase by correspondents, 1/24/25
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Here the focus is on C. Bascom Slemp, the Virginia politician who served as secretary to President Calvin Coolidge, receiving a briefcase from a group of correspondents in January 1925. Small presentations like this were a familiar part of Washington life, when members of the press corps who covered the White House gathered to mark an occasion with a gift. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded the city's officials and events during the 1910s and 1920s. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coating, which are worth noticing when you look at the image.
| Created / published | [19]25 January 24. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,270 × 4,215 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-242260 |
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