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A.F. of L. dedication, Wash., D.C., 1916 – Vintage Wall Art

A.F. of L. dedication, Wash., D.C., 1916, 1916 — historic photograph
A.F. of L. dedication, Wash., D.C., 1916, 1916. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Step back in time with A.F. of L. dedication, Wash., D.C., 1916, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A.F. of L. dedication, Wash., D.C., 1916

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The title names the American Federation of Labor as the organization behind this 1916 dedication in Washington, D.C., though the National Photo Company supplied it and it has not been independently verified. Founded in 1886 and led for most of its early history by Samuel Gompers, the AFL was the country's largest federation of craft unions, so a ceremony in the capital signaled organized labor's growing public profile. The National Photo Company, which recorded Washington street life, official events and ceremonies in the early twentieth century, made the negative. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from deterioration in its original coating.

Created / published1916
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,438 × 5,089 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260056

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