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Cornelius Vanderbilt at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 6/20/25 – Historic Print

Cornelius Vanderbilt at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 6/20/25, [19]25 June 20. — historic photograph
Cornelius Vanderbilt at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 6/20/25, [19]25 June 20.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Cornelius Vanderbilt at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 6/20/25 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt at W.H., [i.e., White House, Washington, D.C.], 6/20/25

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Cornelius Vanderbilt is named in this glass negative of his visit to the White House on June 20, 1925, a scene recorded by the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that photographed officials and visitors in the 1910s and 1920s. The Vanderbilt name was tied to the railroad and shipping fortune of the Gilded Age, so a member of that family calling at the executive mansion was a notable sight in the capital. Streaks and blemishes across the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating, a common sign of age in plates from this period.

Created / published[19]25 June 20.
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 scan4,312 × 5,932 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256502

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