Lucille Shirpser, Mascot, San Francisco Islam Band – Vintage Print
![Lucille Shirpser, Mascot, San Francisco Islam Band, [1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f8/f81c25532ef4-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 Lucille Shirpser, Mascot, San Francisco Islam Band brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Lucille Shirpser, Mascot, San Francisco Islam Band
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A young girl named Lucille Shirpser is identified here as the mascot of the San Francisco Islam Band, a musical unit linked to a city fraternal organization. The National Photo Company, which recorded San Francisco and many other American places in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative, and the date of about 1923 is inferred from other negatives in the same range rather than confirmed. Fraternal bands of this kind often marched in parades and public events, where a mascot would have added a lighthearted, visual presence. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the gradual decay of its original coating over time.
| 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 | 4,274 × 5,288 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-238060 |
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