Thanksgiving, 1919 – Vintage 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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Thanksgiving, 1919. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thanksgiving, 1919
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The title on this glass negative comes from unverified notes the National Photo Company wrote on the plate or its sleeve, so the exact occasion is uncertain. The studio, based in Washington, D.C., made many pictures of the city and its people, and this plate reached the Library of Congress as a gift in 1947. Thanksgiving in 1919 fell in the first full autumn after the Armistice ended World War I, a holiday that many Americans observed with a mix of relief and family gatherings. Glass negatives of this age often show streaks and surface blemishes from the breakdown of their coatings, which may be visible here.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,143 × 4,197 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-230232 |
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