Dempsey & Kearns, 2/22/24 – Vintage Wall Art
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(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: Dempsey & Kearns, 2/22/24, 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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Dempsey & Kearns, 2/22/24
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The record gives this glass negative the title "Dempsey & Kearns," dated February 22, 1924, though the cataloguers note that the label information is unverified. If it does refer to the heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey and his manager Jack "Doc" Kearns, it would capture the pair during the period when Dempsey was the most famous fighter in the country. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio known for its news and portrait work, made the negative. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of the original coating, which is typical of glass plates from this era. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the collection in 1947.
| Created / published | [19]24 February 22. |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 5,247 × 4,251 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-239977 |
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