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Red Cross swimming meet, Y.M.C.A. – Historic Photograph Print

Red Cross swimming meet, Y.M.C.A., [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Red Cross swimming meet, Y.M.C.A., [between 1920 and 1921]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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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This rare historic photograph captures Red Cross swimming meet, Y.M.C.A. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Red Cross swimming meet, Y.M.C.A.

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A swimming meet held under the Red Cross name at a Y.M.C.A. pool is the subject here, captured on an 8 by 6 inch glass negative. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region in the early twentieth century, made the picture, and its date falls between 1920 and 1921 based on neighboring negatives in the same run. Y.M.C.A. pools were common gathering places for swimming instruction and competition in that era, when water safety was a growing concern. The negative shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coatings, which is worth noticing when studying the image.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 seven.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,992 × 5,497 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259190

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