Hoover Inauguration, 1929 – Antique Print
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Hoover Inauguration, 1929 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hoover Inauguration, 1929
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Herbert Hoover took the oath of office on March 4, 1929, and this glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection records that day under the title "Hoover Inauguration, 1929." The National Photo Company was a Washington, D.C. studio that documented the city's public life, so its negatives offer a working newsman's view of official ceremonies rather than a posed portrait. Glass plates like this one were the standard medium of press photography in the late 1920s, and their surfaces often show streaks or clouding as the coatings have aged. The title was supplied later from data written on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by 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 | 5,293 × 4,263 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246345 |
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