Balderson & Hayden, Swift & Co. Ed McLean, Friendship – Antique Wall Art
![Balderson & Hayden, Swift & Co. Ed McLean, Friendship, [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ca/caaffe779098-L.webp)
(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 historic photograph of Balderson & Hayden, Swift & Co. Ed McLean, Friendship brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Balderson & Hayden, Swift & Co. Ed McLean, Friendship
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The title on this glass negative pairs two firm names, Balderson & Hayden and Swift & Co., with a man named Ed McLean under the heading "Friendship," though the National Photo Company's label is unverified and the record does not describe the scene. The plate dates from roughly 1918 to 1928, when the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. commercial studio, made large numbers of negatives for newspapers, businesses and private clients. Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Viewers should expect streaks and other blemishes, which come from the original coatings deteriorating over time.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1928] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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 seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,377 × 5,135 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-262582 |
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