Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29
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Hoover is shown at the opening game of the 1929 baseball season, played on April 17, only about six weeks after he took office as the 31st president. Presidents have traditionally attended the first game of the season in Washington, and the early date and the new administration gave the occasion a sense of civic ceremony. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city's officials, events and streets in the late 1920s and 1930s. Its 4 by 5 inch glass negative also shows the streaks and blemishes that come with age, which are part of the object's physical history.
| Created / published | 1929 April 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,264 × 4,221 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246683 |
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