[Shriner automobile Illustrious Potentate – Historic Print
(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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[Shriner automobile Illustrious Potentate comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Shriner automobile Illustrious Potentate
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A car carrying an Illustrious Potentate, the head of a local Shriners temple, is the focus here, and the picture captures the fez-and-motorcade pageantry the fraternal order was known for in the early 1900s. The Shriners, formally the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, held large public parades, and their decorated automobiles drew crowds in cities across the country. The negative belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, the work of a Washington studio that recorded the capital's streets and events, and Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. The glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coating, so some fine detail is softened.
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
|---|---|
| Genre | Title devised by Library staff. 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 two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,217 × 4,215 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-238218 |
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