Davis at circus – Vintage Wall Art
![Davis at circus, [1924] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bc/bcc2ffb2716a-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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A window into the past: Davis at circus, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Davis at circus
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A man named Davis is the subject of this 1924 glass negative, titled "Davis at circus," though the record does not say which circus or who Davis was. The title comes from unverified notes on the negative or its sleeve, probably written by the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio that documented local people, events and street life from the early 1900s into the 1930s. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947. Expect streaks and blemishes, the natural result of the emulsion deteriorating on glass over several decades.
| Created / published | [1924] |
|---|---|
| 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. Date from negatives in same range. 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,265 × 4,245 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240704 |
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