Secty. & Mrs. Wilbur at ballgame, 5/19/24 – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Secty. & Mrs. Wilbur at ballgame, 5/19/24, [19]24 May 19. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/72/72f362d3b546-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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This historic photograph of Secty. & Mrs. Wilbur at ballgame, 5/19/24 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Secty. & Mrs. Wilbur at ballgame, 5/19/24
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The caption names "Secty. & Mrs. Wilbur" at a ballgame on May 19, 1924, placing a government official and his wife at a public sporting event. The title most likely refers to Curtis D. Wilbur, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1924 to 1929, though the record does not specify the department. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the capital's public life in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative, and part of its original caption has rubbed away. The glass may also show streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of its original coating, which is common in negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [19]24 May 19. |
|---|---|
| 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. Part of caption rubbed off negative. 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 | 5,259 × 4,221 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240755 |
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