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Wm. Howard Taft & wife and Justices McKenna & Holmes at Pitney funeral, 12/11/24 – Antique Photo Print

Wm. Howard Taft & wife and Justices McKenna & Holmes at Pitney funeral, 12/11/24, [19]24 December 11. — historic photograph
Wm. Howard Taft & wife and Justices McKenna & Holmes at Pitney funeral, 12/11/24, [19]24 December 11.. 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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Wm. Howard Taft & wife and Justices McKenna & Holmes at Pitney funeral, 12/11/24

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Former President William Howard Taft, then Chief Justice, appears at the funeral of Justice Mahlon Pitney with his wife and fellow justices Joseph McKenna and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Pitney had served on the Supreme Court from 1912 until he retired in 1922 for health reasons, and he died in early December 1924. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented public life in the capital, made the glass negative, which shows the streaks and blemishes typical of aging coatings.

Created / published[19]24 December 11.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,235 × 4,275 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-242114

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