Janie Gompers and Mr. Morrison. One figure holding cane at side – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Janie Gompers and Mr. Morrison. One figure holding cane at side, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9b/9b95e9a4e73c-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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A window into the past: Janie Gompers and Mr. Morrison. One figure holding cane at side, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Janie Gompers and Mr. Morrison. One figure holding cane at side
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Janie Gompers, a daughter of Samuel Gompers, is pictured here with Mr. Morrison, and the figure holding a cane at his side gives the portrait a formal, posed quality. Gompers led the American Federation of Labor for most of its early history, and the family's public image was part of the federation's broader effort to present organized labor as respectable and mainstream. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that documented city life and public figures in the late 1910s and early 1920s, made this picture as a glass negative. Viewers may notice streaks and blemishes, which come from the deterioration of the original coatings rather than from the scene itself.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title derived from negative caption shelflist card. 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 one. |
| Subjects | Gompers, Samuel,--1850-1924. Labor leaders. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,225 × 4,224 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229694 |
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