Miss Riggs – Antique Photo Print
![Miss Riggs, [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/85/85e71827d2f5-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.)
Description
Miss Riggs comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Miss Riggs
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The record gives this glass negative the title "Miss Riggs," though the Library of Congress notes that the name comes from unverified information written on the negative or its sleeve, so the sitter's identity remains uncertain. It dates to about 1923 and belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, a body of work from a Washington, D.C., commercial studio that photographed people and events across the early twentieth century. The 4-by-5-inch format was a common size for studio and press work of the period. Viewers should also notice the streaks and blemishes that the catalog attributes to deterioration of the original emulsion coatings, which can affect how the image reads today.
| Created / published | [1923] |
|---|---|
| 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 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,346 × 5,428 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-237576 |
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