Alvin T. Filler – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Alvin T. Filler, [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7c/7c7b6c0c031e-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 Alvin T. Filler, 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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Alvin T. Filler
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Little is known about the sitter beyond the name Alvin T. Filler, which appears on the negative or its sleeve, though the library notes that the title has not been verified. This 5 by 7 inch glass negative is dated to about 1923, when glass plates were still a common format for studio portraits. The National Photo Company, based in Washington, D.C., made a large body of pictures of local residents, public events and city life in the early twentieth century, and its glass plates are valued as a record of that period. Viewers may notice streaks and blemishes, which the library attributes to natural deterioration of the original coatings.
| Created / published | [1923] |
|---|---|
| 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 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,520 × 6,224 px · prints to 15 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-253486 |
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