Secty. Davis, Christmas tree, [1921] – Historic Print
![Secty. Davis, Christmas tree, [1921], [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/eb/eb42565cd785-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
A window into the past: Secty. Davis, Christmas tree, [1921], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Secty. Davis, Christmas tree, [1921]
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A Christmas tree photographed alongside a man identified only as "Secty. Davis" is what sets this picture apart, though that title is unverified data written on the negative or its sleeve. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio, made the image, and its work documented government offices, officials and city life in the early twentieth century. The 1921 date places it in the first year of the Harding administration, and the glass plate shows the streaks and blemishes that come with age in its original coatings, which are worth noticing as you look at the tree and the room around it.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,356 × 6,044 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-251870 |
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