Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29 – Antique Print
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29, 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.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Hoover, Opening game, 1929, 4/17/29
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Taken on April 17, 1929, this glass negative shows Herbert Hoover at the opening game of the baseball season, about six weeks after he took office as president. Presidents had attended Washington's opening day since William Howard Taft threw out the first pitch in 1910, so the event was as much a civic ritual as a sporting one. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio working in the capital, made the plate, which entered the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift. Streaks and blemishes across the surface come from deterioration of the original coatings, a common condition in glass negatives of this age.
| Created / published | 1929 April 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by 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 | 5,241 × 4,228 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246681 |
More from the Presidents collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
