Lt. Com. E.F. McDonald, U.S.N.R.F., 4/8/25 – Historic Photograph Print
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(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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A window into the past: Lt. Com. E.F. McDonald, U.S.N.R.F., 4/8/25, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lt. Com. E.F. McDonald, U.S.N.R.F., 4/8/25
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Lt. Commander E.F. McDonald of the U.S. Naval Reserve Force appears on this 1925 glass negative, dated April 8 in the title supplied with the plate, though the record notes that the title has not been independently verified. McDonald was better known as a Chicago businessman who headed the Zenith Radio Corporation, and his naval reserve commission reflected the close ties between early radio and the Navy in the 1920s. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio, produced many portraits and news pictures of public figures during this period. The plate shows the streaks and blemishes that appear when the original coatings on glass negatives break down over time.
| Created / published | [19]25 April 8. |
|---|---|
| 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,447 × 4,446 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-242660 |
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