Drake, Cleveland, 1924 – Historic 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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Drake, Cleveland, 1924
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The only name attached to this negative is Drake, and the record notes that the title came from unverified data supplied by the National Photo Company, so the subject is best understood as a Cleveland view from 1924. That studio, a commercial operation that photographed American cities for decades, produced many such views on glass plates. Glass negatives are fragile, and this one shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coatings, which affects how its tonal detail reads today.
| Created / published | 1924 |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,250 × 5,294 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240503 |
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