Marbles, 4/26/24 – Antique Photo Print
![Marbles, 4/26/24, [19]24 April 26. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/77/7793a5ec6300-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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Step back in time with Marbles, 4/26/24, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Marbles, 4/26/24
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Dated April 26, 1924, and titled simply "Marbles," this glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio that worked from the early 1900s into the 1930s. The company wrote the title on the negative or its sleeve, but that name has not been verified, so it may be a working label rather than a description of the scene. Glass plates like this one were the standard medium of the period, valued for sharp detail that held up well in enlargement. Look closely for the streaks and blemishes caused by the natural breakdown of the original coatings, which show the plate's age as clearly as its subject.
| Created / published | [19]24 April 26. |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 5,948 × 4,289 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-254995 |
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