John W. Langley – Vintage Photo Print
![John W. Langley, [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a3/a3f4af2098a4-L.webp)
(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: John W. Langley, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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John W. Langley
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The sitter is named as John W. Langley, a title the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve, though it has not been independently verified. The studio worked in Washington, D.C., and produced a large body of portraits and views of public figures and city life during the 1910s and 1920s. The date, between 1921 and 1922, is inferred from negatives in the same group rather than from this plate alone. Look for the streaks and spots on the glass, which come from the natural breakdown of the original coating, and note that the end of the caption has rubbed away.
| Created / published | [between 1921 and 1922] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. End of caption rubbed off negative. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,434 × 6,086 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-250536 |
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