Jno. Phillip Sousa – Historic Photo Reproduction
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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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Jno. Phillip Sousa. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Jno. Phillip Sousa
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The negative sleeve carries the caption "Jno. Phillip Sousa," the abbreviated form of John Philip Sousa, the composer and bandleader known as "The March King." Sousa led the United States Marine Band before forming his own touring ensemble in 1892, and his marches made him one of the most recognized musicians in the country. The record dates the glass negative to about 1923, placing it in the period when the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio, was making portraits of prominent figures. Viewers should note the streaks and blemishes across the plate, which come from the natural deterioration of its original coatings.
| Created / published | [1923] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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 six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,444 × 6,107 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-254129 |
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