Red Cross corner stone, Pres. H. Taft?, 3/27/15 – Vintage Wall Art
![Red Cross corner stone, Pres. H. Taft?, 3/27/15, [19]15 March 27. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ab/ab84a98b76ab-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Red Cross corner stone, Pres. H. Taft?, 3/27/15. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Red Cross corner stone, Pres. H. Taft?, 3/27/15
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The title places this glass negative at a Red Cross cornerstone ceremony dated March 27, 1915, a day when the organization was marking a construction milestone in Washington. The record names "Pres. H. Taft?" as the figure present, but the question mark marks that identification as unverified, and by 1915 William Howard Taft had left the presidency and was a former president. The National Photo Company made the negative, and it reached the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French. Viewers should expect streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of the original glass coating.
| Created / published | [19]15 March 27. |
|---|---|
| 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,005 × 4,295 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257457 |
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