Shad fishing on the Potomac – Antique Photo Print
![Shad fishing on the Potomac, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a4/a4e89f9341ab-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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This historic photograph of Shad fishing on the Potomac brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Shad fishing on the Potomac
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Shad fishing on the Potomac is the subject here, a seasonal catch that drew crowds to the river's banks in the early twentieth century. American shad runs up the Potomac each spring, and fishermen worked the shallows with nets and seines, a scene that was a familiar part of riverside life around Washington. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio whose glass negatives record the city and its surroundings between 1909 and 1932. The exact location and date are not confirmed in the record, so the title is best read as the photographer's or studio's own label.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Date span reflects dates range of negatives in collection. Title 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,253 × 4,239 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247638 |
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