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U.S. Employees Assn., [5/23/23] – Vintage Photo Print

U.S. Employees Assn., [5/23/23], [1923 May 23] — historic photograph
U.S. Employees Assn., [5/23/23], [1923 May 23]. 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 U.S. Employees Assn., [5/23/23] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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U.S. Employees Assn., [5/23/23]

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Dated May 23, 1923, this glass negative carries the title "U.S. Employees Assn." on its sleeve, a label the National Photo Company applied and that has not been independently verified. The company was a commercial photography firm working in Washington, D.C., in the early twentieth century, and it documented government offices, organizations, and civic life, so the negative fits that record. Because the title is unconfirmed, the occasion and the people involved remain uncertain. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating, a common condition in negatives of this age.

Created / published[1923 May 23]
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 five.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,201 × 4,452 px · prints to 21 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-253566

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