Hoover-Baseball, 5/13/22 – Historic Print
![Hoover-Baseball, 5/13/22, [19]22 May 13. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d91e0032445c-L.webp)
(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 Hoover-Baseball, 5/13/22 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hoover-Baseball, 5/13/22
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This glass negative, dated May 13, 1922, shows Herbert Hoover in a baseball setting, a combination that sets it apart from the many portraits of him on this board. In 1922 Hoover was serving as Secretary of Commerce under President Warren G. Harding, and he was a prominent public figure whose appearances at public events drew press photographers. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio, made thousands of such pictures of officials and events in the early twentieth century. The record does not name the game or the ballpark, so the exact occasion is unconfirmed. Glass negatives like this one often show streaks or spots from age, which can be seen on this example.
| Created / published | [19]22 May 13. |
|---|---|
| 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. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,315 × 4,306 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-235692 |
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