Watermelon time – Antique Wall Art
![Watermelon time, [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8c/8ca89ac8c52f-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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A window into the past: Watermelon time, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Watermelon time
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Watermelon time" is the title the National Photo Company assigned to this small glass negative, and it points to the summer harvest season of the early 1920s. The Washington, D.C., firm produced many commercial and documentary views from the early 1900s into the 1930s. The title comes from the company's own notes and has not been independently verified, so treat it as a catalog label rather than a confirmed caption. Viewers may notice streaks and small blemishes, which result from the natural deterioration of the original glass plate coatings.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,423 × 4,374 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 04768u watermelon time |
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