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U.S. Army equipment – Historic Photograph Print

U.S. Army equipment, [between 1912 and 1930] — historic photograph
U.S. Army equipment, [between 1912 and 1930]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures U.S. Army equipment in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The subject here is military equipment of the U.S. Army, recorded on a glass negative that the record dates somewhere between 1912 and 1930. That span covers the years when the Army was shifting from horse-drawn transport toward motor vehicles, a change that was especially visible during and after World War I. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio, made many pictures of government subjects in this period, and its glass negatives were often produced quickly for sale. The record notes that streaks and other blemishes from the deteriorating coating may appear on the negative.

Created / published[between 1912 and 1930]
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. 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 six
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,438 × 6,123 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257336

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