Hoover decorating Michael Valente, 9/27/29 – Historic Print
![Hoover decorating Michael Valente, 9/27/29, [19]29 September 27. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/88/88ff314bf6ed-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Hoover decorating Michael Valente, 9/27/29. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hoover decorating Michael Valente, 9/27/29
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Here President Herbert Hoover presents a decoration to Michael Valente on September 27, 1929, only months into Hoover's term. Ceremonies like this were a regular part of the presidential calendar, and the president often honored people for service or merit in front of photographers. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio whose photographers recorded officials and public events. The record notes that the title comes from unverified data on the negative sleeve, and the glass shows streaks from deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [19]29 September 27. |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,660 × 4,552 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247318 |
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