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National Guard, Camp Ordway, Va., 1916 – Antique Photo Print

National Guard, Camp Ordway, Va., 1916, 1916 — historic photograph
National Guard, Camp Ordway, Va., 1916, 1916. 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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National Guard, Camp Ordway, Va., 1916 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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National Guard, Camp Ordway, Va., 1916

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This picture shows a National Guard encampment called Camp Ordway, in Virginia, in 1916. The title comes from the National Photo Company's notes on the negative and has not been independently verified, so the exact location and purpose of the camp are worth checking. In 1916, many state Guard units were mobilized during the tensions along the Mexican border, and camps like this one were where soldiers trained and waited. The National Photo Company made many such views on glass plates, and this negative shows the streaks and blemishes that often appear as the original coatings age.

Created / published1916
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--Virginia--.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,937 × 4,289 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257355

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