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France, Cathedral Amiens, six apostles – Antique Photo Print

France, Cathedral Amiens, six apostles, [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
France, Cathedral Amiens, six apostles, [between 1916 and 1917]. 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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France, Cathedral Amiens, six apostles 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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Six carved apostles are the focus of this view of Amiens Cathedral in northern France, a building whose sculpture ranks among the finest of the French Gothic period. Construction began in the early 1220s and proceeded quickly, so the church has a rare unity of style, and it is among the largest medieval cathedrals in the country. This glass negative dates from about 1916 to 1917, when the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that issued views of places around the world, was producing its series, and France was in the middle of the First World War. Faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural deterioration of its original coatings.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 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 seven.
SubjectsFrance--Amiens.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,427 × 5,066 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262333

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