Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29 – Historic Reproduction
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(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hoover camp on the Rapidan, 8/17/29
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Among the Hoover pictures in this collection, this one stands out for its setting: a camp on the Rapidan River in Virginia, where the president and his circle went to get away from Washington. The record dates the negative to August 17, 1929, a few months into Herbert Hoover's first year in office, so the scene captures the young administration at a relaxed moment. The camp was a rustic retreat in the Blue Ridge foothills, and Hoover spent many weekends there, which made it a favored spot for both work and rest. The glass plate was made by the National Photo Company, a commercial studio whose large collection now sits at the Library of Congress, and its surface shows some natural wear.
| 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 | 5,600 × 4,353 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247008 |
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