Hoover at conerstone laying of Dept. of Commerce Bldg., 6/10/29 – Historic Print
![Hoover at conerstone laying of Dept. of Commerce Bldg., 6/10/29, [19]29 June 10. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f9/f96a2224a2c9-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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A window into the past: Hoover at conerstone laying of Dept. of Commerce Bldg., 6/10/29, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoover at conerstone laying of Dept. of Commerce Bldg., 6/10/29
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Herbert Hoover appears at the cornerstone ceremony for the Department of Commerce Building in Washington on June 10, 1929, about three months into his presidency. He had led the Commerce Department himself under Presidents Harding and Coolidge, so the project was one he knew well from the inside. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded official life in the capital for decades, made the glass negative, which gives a useful view of how these civic ceremonies were documented. Streaks and faint blemishes on the glass reflect the age of its original coating.
| Created / published | [19]29 June 10. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,555 × 4,366 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246887 |
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