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Mrs. Murrough O'Brien, British Embassy, wife attache – Historic Photo Reproduction

Mrs. Murrough O'Brien, British Embassy, wife attache, [between 1909 and 1919] — historic photograph
Mrs. Murrough O'Brien, British Embassy, wife attache, [between 1909 and 1919]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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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A window into the past: Mrs. Murrough O'Brien, British Embassy, wife attache, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Mrs. Murrough O'Brien, British Embassy, wife attache

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Mrs. Murrough O'Brien appears in this portrait as the wife of an attaché at the British Embassy, a post that placed her among the diplomatic households of the capital during the 1910s. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio active from the early 1900s, made many portraits of officials, society figures and visitors, and this glass negative belongs to that body of work. The catalog dates it between 1909 and 1919 based on neighboring negatives, and the title comes from the company's own notes, which have not been independently verified. Expect streaks and small blemishes, the result of the original coating breaking down over time.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1919]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,450 × 6,086 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-248809

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