Wilder S. Metcalf of Kan., Commissioner of Pensions, 4/6/25 – Vintage Photo Print
![Wilder S. Metcalf of Kan., Commissioner of Pensions, 4/6/25, [19]25 April 6. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/63b2e8dff1fa-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 historic photograph of Wilder S. Metcalf of Kan., Commissioner of Pensions, 4/6/25 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wilder S. Metcalf of Kan., Commissioner of Pensions, 4/6/25
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Wilder S. Metcalf, listed here as a man "of Kan.," is shown in this portrait made April 6, 1925, while he held the post of Commissioner of Pensions. That office ran the federal system for processing veterans' pension claims, a heavy and politically visible job given how many Civil War and later cases passed through Washington. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed officials and news subjects in the capital, made the negative, and the collection reached the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift. Note the streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | [19]25 April 6. |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 4,311 × 5,982 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256258 |
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