Leighty, G.U., 1919 – Vintage Photo Print
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Leighty, G.U., 1919 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Leighty, G.U., 1919
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The record identifies this glass negative only as "Leighty, G.U., 1919," a title the National Photo Company noted on the negative or its sleeve but that has not been independently verified, so the sitter's identity and role remain uncertain. The National Photo Company worked in Washington, D.C., in the early twentieth century, producing large numbers of portraits and documentary views of the city and its residents. Glass negatives like this one were the standard medium of the period, and the streaks and blemishes noted in the record come from the natural breakdown of the original emulsion, which is part of what makes the object worth examining closely.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,176 × 5,159 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229783 |
More from the National Photo Company collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
