Vintage Portrait - Washington DC - N.Y. Mayor visits Veteran Nebraska – Historic Photograph Print
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Vintage Portrait - Washington DC - N.Y. Mayor visits Veteran Nebraska
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A New York City mayor's visit to a Nebraska veteran is the detail that sets this portrait apart from the many official portraits made in the capital. The record names Harris & Ewing, the Washington studio that, from its founding in 1905, produced a large body of press and portrait photographs of government figures, visiting dignitaries, and people in the news. Studio pictures like this one were often distributed to newspapers, so they capture how officials and public moments were presented to the public. The record does not give a date or the names of the people pictured, so the exact occasion is unclear, but the setting points to a formal, publicity-minded encounter.
| Subjects | Harris & Ewing |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 924 × 737 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HAR-102229 |
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