Burial of an Unknown soldier, [11/9/21] – Antique Photo Print
![Burial of an Unknown soldier, [11/9/21], [1921 November 9] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a8/a8dfc6ac9122-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: Burial of an Unknown soldier, [11/9/21], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Burial of an Unknown soldier, [11/9/21]
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Few burials in American history carried as much weight as the one recorded here, a service for an unknown soldier in November 1921. The unidentified American serviceman from World War I was selected from several unmarked sets of remains in France and returned to Arlington National Cemetery, where his tomb was dedicated that month. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented national events, made this glass negative, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of the original coatings.
| Created / published | [1921 November 9] |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 | 6,075 × 4,370 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-251730 |
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