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A.E.F. Monument, 5/2/24 – Historic Photograph Print

A.E.F. Monument, 5/2/24, [1924] — historic photograph
A.E.F. Monument, 5/2/24, [1924]. 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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A window into the past: A.E.F. Monument, 5/2/24, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A.E.F. Monument, 5/2/24

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The title names the A.E.F. Monument, a memorial to the American Expeditionary Forces, the army the United States sent to Europe under John J. Pershing in World War I. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that photographed the city and its landmarks in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative around 1924, and the title's notation of May 2, 1924, is consistent with that. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of the original coatings.

Created / published[1924]
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. 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 six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,322 × 5,943 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255003

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