Income Tax, c. 1920 – Vintage Photo 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 Income Tax, c. 1920. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Income Tax, c. 1920
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Its title, "Income Tax," was supplied by the National Photo Company and has not been verified, so the scene itself is best understood through its date and origin. The image dates to about 1920, when the federal income tax had become a routine part of American life. Congress created the modern tax with the 16th Amendment in 1913, and wartime revenue acts had widened its reach by the end of World War I. The National Photo Company, active in Washington, D.C., in the early twentieth century, documented government and civic life, which is the setting this negative likely belongs to. Viewers should also note the glass plate's age: the record says its coating has deteriorated, leaving streaks and blemishes.
| Created / published | ca. 1920. |
|---|---|
| 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,943 × 4,267 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-249904 |
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