Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29 – Historic Print
![Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29, [19]29 August 17. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/93/93975fc4b5bd-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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Step back in time with Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29
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Hoover's retreat on the Rapidan River in Virginia, the camp the president used for weekends and quiet work away from Washington, is the subject here, captured on a summer day in August 1929, just months into his term. The National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented government officials and public life for decades, made the glass negative, which later came to the Library of Congress as a gift in 1947. Its surface shows some streaking and spotting from the natural breakdown of the original coating, a common condition in glass plates of this age that is worth keeping in mind when judging the image's tone and detail.
| Created / published | [19]29 August 17. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,627 × 4,386 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246997 |
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