National Guard camp, Mt. Gretna, [Pa.], 1912 – Historic Photo Reproduction
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(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 National Guard camp, Mt. Gretna, [Pa.], 1912, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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National Guard camp, Mt. Gretna, [Pa.], 1912
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Mount Gretna, a wooded ridge in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, was a summer retreat and Chautauqua-style gathering place by the early twentieth century, and the Pennsylvania National Guard used its grounds for annual summer encampments. This glass negative, made by the National Photo Company in 1912, records one of those camps, though the title comes from unverified data written on the negative sleeve, so the exact unit and date are not confirmed. The National Photo Company was a Philadelphia-based commercial firm that photographed the region's events and places for sale and publication, and its large collection gives a useful view of rural Pennsylvania at the time. Surface streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural breakdown of its original coatings.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Subjects | United States--Pennsylvania--Mt. Gretna. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,118 × 4,438 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257052 |
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