Blue, Detroit, 1924 – Historic Print
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: Blue, Detroit, 1924, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Blue, Detroit, 1924
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The National Photo Company labeled this 1924 glass negative "Blue," with Detroit as the setting, though that title is unverified and the record offers few other details about the scene. The company worked across the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, producing large numbers of plates of streets, buildings and daily life for commercial and publication use. This plate came to the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French. Some streaks and blemishes are visible because the original coating has deteriorated naturally over time.
| Created / published | 1924 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,247 × 4,204 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-241116 |
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