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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Hoover Inauguration, 1929. 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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Herbert Hoover took the oath of office on March 4, 1929, and this glass negative from the National Photo Company Collection records that day's inauguration in Washington. The record is thin: the title comes from unverified information written on the negative or its sleeve, so the exact vantage point and the crowd shown are not documented. Glass plates like this one were a common format for press and studio work of the period, and the emulsion on such negatives often develops streaks and blemishes as the coating ages, a condition visible on this example. Hoover's inauguration drew large crowds to the Capitol, and the negative offers a direct look at how the event was recorded in the late 1920s.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 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 | 5,634 × 4,366 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246331 |
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