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President's barge – Historic Photograph Print

President's barge, [1923] — historic photograph
President's barge, [1923]. 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 glass negative titled "President's barge," dated around 1923, records a vessel identified by its use rather than a name, and the record notes that the title comes from unverified data written on the negative or its sleeve. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio active in the early twentieth century, documented the city's streets, officials and public occasions, and its plates were often captioned in this way. The record also notes streaks and blemishes caused by the gradual deterioration of the original coatings, which can affect how clearly fine detail reads on the plate.

Created / published[1923]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on 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 two.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,229 × 4,216 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-238384

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