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Coolidge & Mrs. C. arriving at White House, [8/21/23] – Historic Reproduction

Coolidge & Mrs. C. arriving at White House, [8/21/23], [1923 August 21] — historic photograph
Coolidge & Mrs. C. arriving at White House, [8/21/23], [1923 August 21]. Historic photograph from the White House 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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Coolidge & Mrs. C. arriving at White House, [8/21/23] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Calvin and Grace Coolidge are shown arriving at the White House on August 21, 1923, less than three weeks after he took the oath of office as president. He had succeeded to the office on August 3 following the death of Warren G. Harding, so this is an early image of a presidency that began under unusual circumstances. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio whose glass negatives documented the capital's officials and events in the 1920s. The title comes from the company's own notes and has not been verified, and the glass shows the streaks and blemishes typical of aging coatings.

Created / published[1923 August 21]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,428 × 6,107 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-253852

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