Wilbur & Adml. Wilson, 5/2/24 – 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.)
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Step back in time with Wilbur & Adml. Wilson, 5/2/24, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Wilbur & Adml. Wilson, 5/2/24
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Two men, identified in the title only as Wilbur and Admiral Wilson, are the subject of this glass negative dated May 2, 1924, though the record does not say who they were or what brought them together. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm active through the 1910s and 1920s, made a large volume of news and portrait pictures of public figures and events, many intended for quick reproduction in newspapers. Glass plates of this kind were prone to streaks and other blemishes as their original coatings deteriorated, so some marks on this one reflect the plate's age rather than the scene itself.
| Created / published | [19]24 May 2. |
|---|---|
| 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,258 × 4,256 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240583 |
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