Carl E. Mapes, Mich. – Vintage Photo Print
![Carl E. Mapes, Mich., [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/65/654001af561b-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 Carl E. Mapes, Mich.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Carl E. Mapes, Mich.
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This glass negative is a portrait labeled Carl E. Mapes, Mich., though the title comes from unverified data the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve. Mapes was a Grand Rapids figure who later served in the U.S. House of Representatives. The National Photo Company produced large numbers of portrait and news negatives in the early twentieth century, and this collection reached the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French. The streaks and blemishes visible on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coatings, a common condition for plates of this age.
| Created / published | [between 1921 and 1922] |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,412 × 6,086 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-250413 |
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