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Arrival of body of Maj. R.W. Imbrie at Wash. Navy Yard, 9/29/24 – Vintage Wall Art

Arrival of body of Maj. R.W. Imbrie at Wash. Navy Yard, 9/29/24, [19]24 September 29. — historic photograph
Arrival of body of Maj. R.W. Imbrie at Wash. Navy Yard, 9/29/24, [19]24 September 29.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Arrival of body of Maj. R.W. Imbrie at Wash. Navy Yard, 9/29/24 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Arrival of body of Maj. R.W. Imbrie at Wash. Navy Yard, 9/29/24

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This photograph records the arrival of the body of Maj. R.W. Imbrie at the Washington Navy Yard on September 29, 1924. Imbrie, an Army officer, had died in Japan that month after being attacked in Tokyo, and his return to the United States drew public attention amid strained relations between the two countries. The National Photo Company, a Washington news picture service active in the 1920s, made many such press images of official and ceremonial events in the capital. Look for the crowd and the formal handling of the casket, which show how the government marked the return of its dead.

Created / published[19]24 September 29.
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.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,181 × 4,471 px · prints to 21 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255606

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