Slemp & Sherrell – Historic Photograph Print
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(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
This rare historic photograph captures Slemp & Sherrell in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The title pairs two names, Slemp and Sherrell, but the record notes that this label was copied from the negative or its sleeve and has not been verified, so who they were and what brought them before the camera remain uncertain. The negative is dated to about 1923, when the National Photo Company was producing portraits and news pictures in Washington, D.C. Its glass negatives, 4 by 5 inches or smaller, reflect a format that studios relied on for decades before flexible film took over. Worth noticing are the streaks and blemishes in the coating, which are typical of glass negatives that have deteriorated over time.
| 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 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 | 5,294 × 4,227 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-238826 |
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