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[Portrait of Roy Atkins] – Vintage Photo Print

[Portrait of Roy Atkins], 1934 Sept. 19. — historic photograph
[Portrait of Roy Atkins], 1934 Sept. 19.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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 [Portrait of Roy Atkins] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Roy Atkins is the subject of this gelatin silver portrait, dated September 19, 1934, a detail taken from the back of the original print. It belongs to the series of celebrity portraits that Carl Van Vechten made in the 1930s, when he was photographing writers, performers, and artists, mostly in New York. Van Vechten numbered his work in his own catalog, and this print carries the number III G 43. His estate gave the collection to the Library of Congress in 1966.

Created / published1934 Sept. 19.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs.
NotesTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: III G 43. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,258 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-190736

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