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[Unidentified man] – Vintage Wall Art

[Unidentified man], [between 1909 and 1923] — historic photograph
[Unidentified man], [between 1909 and 1923]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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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The sitter in this glass negative is unidentified, so the plate itself is our main record of him. Glass negatives like this one were the standard medium for professional photographers before flexible film took over. It comes from the National Photo Company collection, a Washington, D.C. photographic business active in the early twentieth century, and catalogers date it to between 1909 and 1923. Look for the streaks and spots noted in the record: they come from the coating on the glass breaking down over the decades, not from the original scene.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1923]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. 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 four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan3,259 × 4,821 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-248127

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