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Ascher, Burgess, Swinbourne & R. Haas, Geo. U. relay team – Vintage Wall Art

Ascher, Burgess, Swinbourne & R. Haas, Geo. U. relay team, [1926] — historic photograph
Ascher, Burgess, Swinbourne & R. Haas, Geo. U. relay team, [1926]. 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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Ascher, Burgess, Swinbourne & R. Haas, Geo. U. relay team

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Four surnames, Ascher, Burgess, Swinbourne and Haas, identify this glass negative as a relay team from Georgetown University, according to the title the National Photo Company wrote on its sleeve. That title is unverified, and the c. 1926 date is inferred from other negatives in the same range, so the names and the event should be treated as provisional. The National Photo Company documented Washington, D.C., including its streets, government buildings and sporting life, in the early twentieth century. Streaks and blemishes on the plate come from deterioration of the original coating, not from the photographer's choices.

Created / published[1926]
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 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 four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,581 × 4,373 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-245064

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