Hoover Inauguration, 1929 – Historic 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.)
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This historic photograph of Hoover Inauguration, 1929 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hoover Inauguration, 1929
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The record ties this glass negative to Herbert Hoover's inauguration in 1929, when he took the oath as the 31st president on March 4 at the U.S. Capitol. Chief Justice William Howard Taft, himself a former president, administered the oath, which gave the day an unusual symmetry. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the capital's public life, made the plate, and its surface shows the streaks and blemishes common to glass negatives whose coatings have deteriorated over time.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,264 × 4,239 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246348 |
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