Rep. John J. Boyland of N.Y. proposed cleaning out this section, [2/16/26] – Vintage Wall Art
![Rep. John J. Boyland of N.Y. proposed cleaning out this section, [2/16/26], [1926 February 16] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/72/72bdd48abcb1-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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A window into the past: Rep. John J. Boyland of N.Y. proposed cleaning out this section, [2/16/26], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Rep. John J. Boyland of N.Y. proposed cleaning out this section, [2/16/26]
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The title names Rep. John J. Boyland of New York and a proposal to clear out a particular section, and the record notes it was made in February 1926, during a period when Congress often debated how to redevelop or clean up older urban districts. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that supplied news pictures to newspapers and magazines, made this image on glass, a fragile medium that was common for press work in the 1920s. Its record also notes streaks and blemishes from deterioration of the original coating, so the picture may look faded or uneven in places. Those flaws are part of its physical history and are worth noticing alongside the subject.
| Created / published | [1926 February 16] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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 |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,017 × 4,343 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256852 |
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