Hoover & Drury High School Band, 5/9/29 – Historic Print
![Hoover & Drury High School Band, 5/9/29, [19]29 May 9. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b1/b1b24ad8f97a-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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This rare historic photograph captures Hoover & Drury High School Band, 5/9/29 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoover & Drury High School Band, 5/9/29
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A school band bearing the names Hoover and Drury High School is the subject of this 1929 glass negative, made on May 9, only weeks after Herbert Hoover took office as president in March. The record does not explain the pairing of the two names, so any connection to the White House is a matter of timing rather than documented fact. The plate comes from the National Photo Company collection, a commercial studio whose images record parades, schools and civic life in the early twentieth century. Viewers may notice streaks and blemishes, which result from the natural deterioration of the original coatings.
| Created / published | [19]29 May 9. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,554 × 4,352 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246902 |
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