Hoover Inauguration, 1929 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Hoover Inauguration, 1929 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hoover Inauguration, 1929
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Herbert Hoover took the oath of office on March 4, 1929, and this glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection records that day's ceremony in Washington. The record's title comes from data written by the company on the negative or its sleeve, and the catalog notes that it has not been independently verified, so the exact moment captured is worth checking against other sources. Glass plates of this kind were the standard working medium of commercial photographers in the early twentieth century, and the streaks and blemishes that show up on this example are the result of the original coatings breaking down over time rather than damage in handling.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4,392 × 5,667 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246316 |
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