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Irene Rich at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 12/14/25 – Vintage Print

Irene Rich at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 12/14/25, [19]25 December 14. — historic photograph
Irene Rich at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 12/14/25, [19]25 December 14.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(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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Irene Rich at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 12/14/25 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Irene Rich at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 12/14/25

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Few pictures from December 1925 put a film star at the White House quite like this one, which records silent-screen actress Irene Rich during a visit to the executive mansion in Washington. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital from the 1910s into the 1930s, produced many portraits of visitors, officials and celebrities, and its glass negatives remain a valuable record of the period. Rich was a popular leading lady of the silent era, and a visit like this shows how film personalities were drawn into Washington's public life. The faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from age in the original coating, not from the scene itself.

Created / published[19]25 December 14.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,323 × 5,954 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256693

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