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Ellis P. Passmore of Phila., Pa. at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C., 12/19/24] – Antique Print

Ellis P. Passmore of Phila., Pa. at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C., 12/19/24], [1924 December 19] — historic photograph
Ellis P. Passmore of Phila., Pa. at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C., 12/19/24], [1924 December 19]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Ellis P. Passmore of Phila., Pa. at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C., 12/19/24]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Ellis P. Passmore of Phila., Pa. at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C., 12/19/24]

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Ellis P. Passmore of Philadelphia was photographed at the White House on December 19, 1924, according to a notation on the negative sleeve that has not been independently verified. The National Photo Company was a busy Washington studio in these decades, making portraits of tourists and out-of-town visitors in front of the city's landmarks. Calvin Coolidge was in the White House that winter, so the executive mansion would have been a familiar backdrop for such pictures. Streaks and blemishes in the glass come from the natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[1924 December 19]
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 related neg. 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.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,289 × 5,948 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255938

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