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Am. Red Cross salvage – Historic Photograph Print

Am. Red Cross salvage, [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Am. Red Cross salvage, [between 1918 and 1928]. 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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Labeled as American Red Cross salvage work, this 8 by 6 inch glass negative dates from roughly 1918 to 1928, the years just after World War I when the Red Cross ran relief and collection programs across the country. The title comes from notes written by the National Photo Company, the Washington, D.C. firm whose studio produced many thousands of plates, though the label has not been independently verified. The streaks and blemishes on the plate come from natural deterioration of its original coating. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
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 seven.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,097 × 5,440 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262373

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