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Hon. James Wolfenden, Pa. – Vintage Print

Hon. James Wolfenden, Pa., 1945 — historic photograph
Hon. James Wolfenden, Pa., 1945. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Hon. James Wolfenden, Pa.

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This portrait shows James Wolfenden, a Pennsylvania congressman who lived from 1889 to 1949, and it was made in 1945 for the Committee on Naval Affairs album of the 79th Congress. That year brought the close of World War II, so naval matters were central to the House and Senate, from wartime shipbuilding to the demobilization of the fleet. The album's collection of official portraits offers a useful record of the members who shaped those decisions. The formal studio style typical of congressional portraits of the period is worth noting, since such images were meant to identify officials for institutional records.

Created / published1945
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1940-1950.Photographic prints 1940-1950.
NotesIn album: Committee on naval affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 79th Congress, first session, 1945, p. 48.
SubjectsWolfenden, James,--1889-1949.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,290 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-196472

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