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Matthews, Md., 6/27/[24] – Antique Photo Print

Matthews, Md., 6/27/[24], [1924] June 27. — historic photograph
Matthews, Md., 6/27/[24], [1924] June 27.. 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 Matthews, Md., 6/27/[24], 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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A glass negative dated June 27, 1924, records a scene in Matthews, Maryland, a small community, though the place name and date come from handwritten information on the negative sleeve that has not been independently verified. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio based in Washington, D.C., produced views like this for customers, publishers, and visitors during the early twentieth century, so the picture offers a glimpse of ordinary Maryland life in the mid-1920s. The streaks and blemishes across the plate come from the natural deterioration of its original coating, not from the scene itself.

Created / published[1924] June 27.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date (year) 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 three.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,290 × 4,240 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-241011

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