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Arthur B. Butnam, 8/25/21 – Antique Photo Print

Arthur B. Butnam, 8/25/21, [19]21 August 25. — historic photograph
Arthur B. Butnam, 8/25/21, [19]21 August 25.. 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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Step back in time with Arthur B. Butnam, 8/25/21, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Arthur B. Butnam, 8/25/21

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Arthur B. Butnam is the name attached to this glass negative, dated August 25, 1921, though the catalog notes that the title comes from unverified information the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve. The company worked in Washington, D.C., from the early 1900s into the 1930s, making portraits and news pictures for newspapers and magazines, and glass plates were the standard medium of that era. The streaks and blemishes visible on the surface come from the natural breakdown of the original coatings over the decades since it was made.

Created / published[19]21 August 25.
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 scan4,386 × 6,064 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-251499

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