Veterans of foreign wars at White House, Ex. Com. in chief Karling and Com. Robt. E. Woo – Vintage Wall Art
![Veterans of foreign wars at White House, Ex. Com. in chief Karling and Com. Robt. E. Woo, [1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c1/c187e8c0de93-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: Veterans of foreign wars at White House, Ex. Com. in chief Karling and Com. Robt. E. Woo, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars members, led by a commander-in-chief named Karling and a commander identified in the record as Robert E. Wood, posed at the White House in this glass negative from about 1920. The Veterans of Foreign Wars was formed by former soldiers of overseas conflicts, and in the years after the First World War its members pressed Congress for pensions, hospital care, and other benefits for returning servicemen. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the capital's official life, made the image, so it captures a moment when veterans' groups were gaining political visibility. Faint streaks across the plate reflect the age of the original coating.
| Created / published | [1920] |
|---|---|
| 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. 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 one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,399 × 4,362 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-231621 |
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