Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22 – Vintage Photo Print
![Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22, [19]22 April 12. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/73/73bbd278fed2-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: Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Opening Day, 1922, 4/12/22
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The title "Opening Day, 1922" and the date of April 12, 1922, are the only specific details this glass negative carries, and the record does not say what event it marks. Spring openings of that kind often drew crowds and photographers, but the image itself should be read for its scene. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio active in the early twentieth century, made thousands of negatives of city life, and its glass plates were later gifted to the Library of Congress. Because glass negatives were fragile and their coatings could degrade, the record notes streaks and blemishes that come from that natural deterioration.
| Created / published | [19]22 April 12. |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,349 × 4,313 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-235374 |
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