KKK at Sylvan Theatre, 8/8/25 – Vintage Wall Art
![KKK at Sylvan Theatre, 8/8/25, [19]25 August 8. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/80/803a4c4bbb0f-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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KKK at Sylvan Theatre, 8/8/25 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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KKK at Sylvan Theatre, 8/8/25
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A Ku Klux Klan gathering at the Sylvan Theater on August 8, 1925, is set against the grounds near the Washington Monument, which makes this one of the more striking scenes in the National Photo Company collection. The Klan was at the height of its national influence in the mid-1920s, drawing members and holding public events well beyond the South. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded the capital's streets, ceremonies and people in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative. Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of the original coating soften some fine detail, but the overall scene remains clear.
| Created / published | [19]25 August 8. |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 5,948 × 4,283 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256819 |
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