Hoover at Madison, Va., celebration, 8/17/29 – Antique Print
![Hoover at Madison, Va., celebration, 8/17/29, [19]29 August 17. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c2/c2afb75be619-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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Hoover at Madison, Va., celebration, 8/17/29 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoover at Madison, Va., celebration, 8/17/29
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An August 1929 celebration in Madison, Virginia, a small county seat in the Blue Ridge foothills, brings President Herbert Hoover into view. Hoover had taken office earlier that year, and he was known for retreating to his nearby Rapidan Camp in Madison County, so the town sat close to his summer routine. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio active in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative, which was later donated to the Library of Congress. Visitors may notice streaks and blemishes on the plate, the result of natural deterioration in its original coatings.
| Created / published | [19]29 August 17. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4,413 × 5,614 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246991 |
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