Geddes & Balfour, DAR – Antique Photo Print
![Geddes & Balfour, DAR, [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7d/7d978264f640-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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A window into the past: Geddes & Balfour, DAR, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Geddes & Balfour, DAR
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The title pairs the names Geddes & Balfour with the initials DAR, which most likely refers to the Daughters of the American Revolution, the patriotic society founded in Washington, D.C., in 1890. The record credits the glass negative to the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that worked in Washington in the early twentieth century, and dates it to about 1921 based on neighboring negatives, so that date is an estimate. The streaks and blemishes visible on the plate come from the emulsion coating breaking down over time, a common condition in negatives of this age. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,376 × 4,339 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-234711 |
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