Hoover & Assn. of surgeons?, Norfolk & Western RR, 10/4/29 – Vintage Print
![Hoover & Assn. of surgeons?, Norfolk & Western RR, 10/4/29, [19]29 October 4. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bf/bf851d5ef8f0-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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This rare historic photograph captures Hoover & Assn. of surgeons?, Norfolk & Western RR, 10/4/29 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoover & Assn. of surgeons?, Norfolk & Western RR, 10/4/29
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The Norfolk & Western Railroad is the place named in this October 4, 1929 glass negative, which pairs Herbert Hoover with a group of surgeons, though the record marks that group's identity with a question mark. Hoover had taken office as president earlier that year, and the National Photo Company, a Washington-based commercial studio, produced many such pictures of officials and visiting groups in that period. Glass plates like this one were a standard medium for press and studio work, and the streaks visible on the plate come from the original coating deteriorating over time rather than from the scene itself.
| Created / published | [19]29 October 4. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,661 × 4,585 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247326 |
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