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Ertle[?] in paper suit – Vintage Wall Art

Ertle[?] in paper suit, [1920] — historic photograph
Ertle[?] in paper suit, [1920]. 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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Step back in time with Ertle[?] in paper suit, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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This glass negative shows a figure identified only tentatively as "Ertle" and dressed in a suit made of paper, a novelty garment that drew attention in the years around 1920. The National Photo Company, which worked in Washington, D.C., from the early 1900s through the 1920s, recorded many such curiosities and everyday scenes for newspapers and public use. The record's name is marked as unverified, so the sitter's identity should be treated with caution. Glass negatives of this age often show streaks and small blemishes from the deterioration of their coatings, which can be seen in this example.

Created / published[1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,311 × 4,291 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-231592

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