Willis C. Cook, Minister to Venezuela, 4/9/24 – Vintage Wall Art
![Willis C. Cook, Minister to Venezuela, 4/9/24, [19]24 April 9. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fb8eea360f0d-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
This rare historic photograph captures Willis C. Cook, Minister to Venezuela, 4/9/24 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Willis C. Cook, Minister to Venezuela, 4/9/24
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This glass negative records Willis C. Cook, identified in its caption as minister to Venezuela, photographed on April 9, 1924. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. studio active in the early twentieth century, made many portraits of officials, diplomats, and public figures, and its negatives document the capital's official life in that era. The caption comes from information the company wrote on the negative itself, so the identification has not been independently confirmed. Viewers may also notice streaks and small blemishes, which come from the gradual deterioration of the original emulsion coating on glass plates.
| Created / published | [19]24 April 9. |
|---|---|
| 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,291 × 5,305 px · prints to 14 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240347 |
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