Jack Baker – Historic Reproduction
![Jack Baker, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/62/62b473055ba2-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Jack Baker. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Jack Baker
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The title "Jack Baker" comes from unverified notes made by the National Photo Company, but the catalog links the picture to the family of Newton Diehl Baker, who served as Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson from 1916 to 1921. This glass negative dates from roughly 1918 to 1920, when the Washington, D.C.-based National Photo Company recorded officials, families and everyday scenes in large numbers. The subject terms identify the boys pictured as tennis players, a pastime popular with young people of the era. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from deterioration of its original coatings, which affects how much fine detail is visible.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. 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 one. |
| Subjects | Baker, Newton Diehl,--1871-1927--Family. Boys. Tennis players. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,109 × 5,149 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229799 |
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