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Rev. Henry N. Couden, Chaplain of House of Rep. – Antique Photo Print

Rev. Henry N. Couden, Chaplain of House of Rep., [between 1908 and 1919] — historic photograph
Rev. Henry N. Couden, Chaplain of House of Rep., [between 1908 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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Step back in time with Rev. Henry N. Couden, Chaplain of House of Rep., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Rev. Henry N. Couden, Chaplain of House of Rep.

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Henry N. Couden served as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, a post whose holder has opened each day's session with prayer since the first Congress in 1789. This glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection is a portrait of him, and its title notes his office rather than a specific event. The company made many such studio and press portraits of Washington officials in the early twentieth century, so the image offers a record of how public figures were presented in that era. The collection was given to the Library of Congress by Herbert A. French in 1947. Faint streaks and blemishes are visible, which is typical of glass negatives of this age.

Created / published[between 1908 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 five.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,356 × 5,977 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-248872

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