Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29 – Historic Reproduction
(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 Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29
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The title and date place this picture at an opening game on April 17, 1929, about six weeks after Herbert Hoover took office in March. Presidents often attended the first home games of the baseball season in Washington, and a photograph like this captured a sporting ritual that linked the White House to the public. It was made by the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the capital in the 1920s and 1930s. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of its original coating, which is typical of plates of this age.
| Created / published | 1929 April 17. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,229 × 4,216 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246677 |
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