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Ethel Barrymore at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 4/25/25 – Vintage Print

Ethel Barrymore at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 4/25/25, [19]25 April 25. — historic photograph
Ethel Barrymore at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 4/25/25, [19]25 April 25.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Ethel Barrymore at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 4/25/25 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Ethel Barrymore at W.H. [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 4/25/25

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Ethel Barrymore, a member of the celebrated Barrymore theatrical family, is the subject of this view made at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 1925. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital's public life in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative, a format widely used for press and portrait work of that era. Visitors should notice the streaks and blemishes across the surface, which come from the natural breakdown of the original emulsion coatings on the glass rather than from the scene itself.

Created / published[19]25 April 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,300 × 5,932 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256279

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