Society circus, 4/4/[23] – Vintage Wall Art
![Society circus, 4/4/[23], [1923] April 4. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6d/6dc98694fb0f-L.webp)
(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 Society circus, 4/4/[23], 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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Society circus, 4/4/[23]
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Dated April 4, 1923, and titled "Society circus," this glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that recorded the city's events and people in the early twentieth century. Society circuses were amateur entertainments, often staged for charity, in which members of well-to-do social circles took on circus acts for an audience of friends and patrons. The negative is 4 by 5 inches, and the record notes streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating, so some areas may appear faded or marked. The caption is torn, so the specific performers and venue are not recorded.
| Created / published | [1923] April 4. |
|---|---|
| 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 negative or negative sleeve. Caption torn. 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 two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,368 × 4,365 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-237445 |
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