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Trustees & counsel, emergency fleet of, 10/14/21 – Antique Photo Print

Trustees & counsel, emergency fleet of, 10/14/21, [19]21 October 14. — historic photograph
Trustees & counsel, emergency fleet of, 10/14/21, [19]21 October 14.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Step back in time with Trustees & counsel, emergency fleet of, 10/14/21, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Taken on October 14, 1921, this glass negative appears to record a gathering of trustees and counsel tied to the Emergency Fleet Corporation, the wartime body created in 1917 to build merchant ships during a shipping shortage. The title comes from a label added by the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that photographed federal officials and events for decades, and the record does not name the men pictured. The negative may show streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coatings, a common trait of glass plates of this age that also reflects their physical fragility.

Created / published[19]21 October 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 five.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,043 × 4,348 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-251649

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