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Boy Scouts at Bowling Field, 6/3/25 – Vintage Photo Print

Boy Scouts at Bowling Field, 6/3/25, [19]25 June 3. — historic photograph
Boy Scouts at Bowling Field, 6/3/25, [19]25 June 3.. 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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A window into the past: Boy Scouts at Bowling Field, 6/3/25, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Boy Scouts at Bowling Field, 6/3/25

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Boy Scouts gathered at Bowling Field on June 3, 1925, according to the title recorded for this glass negative. The field is more commonly spelled Bolling, and it was an Army airfield in Washington, D.C., so the scene links a youth group to a site tied to early military aviation. The National Photo Company, which worked in the capital during the 1920s, documented everyday civic and public life, and its glass plates later came to the Library of Congress. Expect some streaks and small blemishes, the result of the original coating deteriorating over time.

Created / published[19]25 June 3.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,259 × 4,210 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-243032

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