Wm. B. McKelden, J.H. Taylor & Roy C. Clark, fingerprint experts, 3/10/26 – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Wm. B. McKelden, J.H. Taylor & Roy C. Clark, fingerprint experts, 3/10/26, [19]26 March 10. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b0/b0290d599ad2-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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Wm. B. McKelden, J.H. Taylor & Roy C. Clark, fingerprint experts, 3/10/26 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wm. B. McKelden, J.H. Taylor & Roy C. Clark, fingerprint experts, 3/10/26
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Three men named in the title, William B. McKelden, J.H. Taylor and Roy C. Clark, are identified here as fingerprint experts in this March 10, 1926 glass negative. The names come from data supplied by the National Photo Company and have not been independently verified. Fingerprint identification was becoming a standard tool of American policing in the 1920s, and the FBI's identification division was established in 1924, so these men worked in a growing professional field. The negative entered the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French and shows the streaks and blemishes common to aging glass coatings.
| Created / published | [19]26 March 10. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 6,038 × 4,354 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256880 |
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