Coolidge smile – Vintage Photo Print
![Coolidge smile, [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e5/e5128bc15519-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.)
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This historic photograph of Coolidge smile brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Coolidge smile
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Calvin Coolidge's reputation for reserve is the subject here, and the title, written by the National Photo Company on the negative, promises a rare display of his smile. Coolidge took office in August 1923 after Warren G. Harding's death, and the press often described him as a man of few words and fewer expressions, so a picture singled out for its smile would have stood out. The National Photo Company was a Washington, D.C., commercial studio that documented officials and city life in the early twentieth century. The date is bracketed because it is inferred from neighboring negatives, and the streaks on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | [1923] |
|---|---|
| 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 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 two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,262 × 5,323 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-238634 |
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