Gen. Pershing parade, Sept. 17, 1919 – Antique Photo Print
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Gen. Pershing parade, Sept. 17, 1919 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gen. Pershing parade, Sept. 17, 1919
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Pershing's name sets this view apart: it records a parade held in honor of Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, on September 17, 1919, as the country moved from wartime back to peacetime. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio, made and sold pictures of such public events, many for newspapers. The image survives as a glass negative, a format that captured fine detail but was fragile, and the streaks and blemishes visible on its coating come from age rather than from the event itself.
| Created / published | 1919 September 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,270 × 4,256 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247831 |
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