W.M. Williams, Secty. Houston – Vintage Print
![W.M. Williams, Secty. Houston, [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/72/725d653bdc22-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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W.M. Williams, Secty. Houston comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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W.M. Williams, Secty. Houston
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This glass negative is labeled with a name and office rather than a scene: W.M. Williams, secretary, in Houston. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm active in the early twentieth century, produced many pictures of people and places across the country, and its plates were often captioned on the negative or its sleeve, as this one was. The date of 1919 or 1920 is an estimate based on neighboring negatives in the same range, and the record does not say which organization Williams served. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | [1919 or 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,367 × 6,994 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258278 |
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