Hoover camp on the Rapidan; Marine Camp, 8/17/29 – Antique Print
![Hoover camp on the Rapidan; Marine Camp, 8/17/29, [19]29 August 17. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f2/f28bde4e7b8c-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 rare historic photograph captures Hoover camp on the Rapidan; Marine Camp, 8/17/29 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hoover camp on the Rapidan; Marine Camp, 8/17/29
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The camp in this view is the Rapidan retreat in the Blue Ridge foothills of Virginia, which President Herbert Hoover used as a rustic getaway from Washington. Marines from the nearby Quantico base helped build the complex in 1929, and this August view was made in its first year of use, only months into Hoover's presidency. The image survives as a glass negative from the National Photo Company, whose work is now held by the Library of Congress. Viewers may notice streaks and small blemishes on the glass, a result of natural deterioration in the original coatings.
| Created / published | [19]29 August 17. |
|---|---|
| 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 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,614 × 4,352 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247005 |
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