Masonic Temple – Historic Photograph Print
![Masonic Temple, [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c2/c256c7bd691c-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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Masonic Temple. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The record names a Masonic Temple but does not say which lodge or city it shows, and the title is noted as unverified, so the building itself remains uncertain. The negative comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed buildings, streets and events in the early twentieth century. Masonic halls of that era were often prominent civic structures, serving fraternal lodges as meeting places for ceremonies, banquets and community gatherings. The streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating, so they reflect the material's age rather than the photographer's work.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1925] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 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 seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,117 × 6,455 px · prints to 17 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-261090 |
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