J.B. Hayes, White House messenger, 1/30/20 – Antique Print
![J.B. Hayes, White House messenger, 1/30/20, [19]20 January 30. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bb/bb83ead1ff0d-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 J.B. Hayes, White House messenger, 1/30/20. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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J.B. Hayes, White House messenger, 1/30/20
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This portrait captures J.B. Hayes, a White House messenger whom the original caption says had served for 16 years by 1920. His duty was carrying the president's official communications to Congress, making him a quiet go-between for the two branches of government. The picture survives as a glass negative from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio, and was donated to the Library of Congress in 1947. Streaks and blemishes on the glass reflect the natural deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [19]20 January 30. |
|---|---|
| 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 negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: This is J.B. Hayes who for 16 years has been employed at the White House as a messenger. It is Mr. Hayes who carries all official communications to congress from the president. 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 one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,083 × 5,153 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-230396 |
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