Henry T. Rainey, Illinois, 3/3/21 – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Henry T. Rainey, Illinois, 3/3/21, [19]21 March 3. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b6/b6a7cdec5769-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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Step back in time with Henry T. Rainey, Illinois, 3/3/21, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Henry T. Rainey, Illinois, 3/3/21
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Dated March 3, 1921, this glass negative records Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, a Democratic congressman, at a moment of political transition. That date fell on the eve of Warren G. Harding's inauguration, when the outgoing administration was leaving Washington and the new one was preparing to take over. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio active in the capital in the early twentieth century, made many portraits of lawmakers and public figures. The plate shows streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating, a common condition in negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [19]21 March 3. |
|---|---|
| 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,396 × 6,059 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-250681 |
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