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Clarence Darrow at Cosmos Club, [Washington, D.C.], 3/14/25 – Antique Wall Art

Clarence Darrow at Cosmos Club, [Washington, D.C.], 3/14/25, [19]25 March 14. — historic photograph
Clarence Darrow at Cosmos Club, [Washington, D.C.], 3/14/25, [19]25 March 14.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(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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Clarence Darrow at Cosmos Club, [Washington, D.C.], 3/14/25 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Clarence Darrow at Cosmos Club, [Washington, D.C.], 3/14/25

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Clarence Darrow, the Chicago lawyer known for defending unpopular clients, is the subject of this plate, taken at the Cosmos Club, the private social club on Lafayette Square for members drawn from science, literature, and public affairs. The National Photo Company made the glass negative in March 1925, only a few months before Darrow took part in the Scopes trial in Tennessee that summer. The company photographed Washington's institutions and visitors for decades, so the plate offers a glimpse of the capital's social life in the mid-1920s. Streaks and other blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[19]25 March 14.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,312 × 5,983 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256225

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