Mark Lansburgh, Senator Ball, and Sec. Work at 219 ann. of birth of Ben Franklin, [1/17 – Vintage Photo Print
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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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Mark Lansburgh, Senator Ball, and Sec. Work at 219 ann. of birth of Ben Franklin, [1/17 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Mark Lansburgh, Senator Ball, and Sec. Work at 219 ann. of birth of Ben Franklin, [1/17
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The title places three men together at a commemoration of the 219th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, which fell on January 17, 1925. Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work and a Senator Ball appear alongside Mark Lansburgh, and the picture reflects the Washington custom of marking Franklin's birthday with public observances. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded city officials and events in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative, which preserves the formal look of such occasions in that period.
| Created / published | [1925 January 17] |
|---|---|
| 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 related neg. 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 | 4,284 × 5,931 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256030 |
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