National Photo Company. French, Herbert E., 1883-approximately 1950, collector. still image Gelatin silver prints 1900-1940. gmgpc 1909-1932. ||| Events in the Washington, D.C. area. Includes aftermath of fires, floods, storms in Washington, D.C.; Red Cross relief work in flooded Mississippi Valley. Picketers, strikers, peace demonstrations; Ku Klux Klan; Disarmament Conference; Preparedness Day, and labor union parades. Ceremonies marking construction and completion of Washington buildings and monuments; burial of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Funerals and weddings. Receptions for public figures, including the king and queen of Belgium, Governor Cox, and Charles Lindbergh, attended by President and Mrs. Coolidge and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic; conventions of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and political, health, and labor organizations. Virginia Ship Building Corporation in Alexandria, Virginia. Some locations other than Washington, D.C. LOT title devised by cataloger; other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ... Library of Congress, 1989. Some photos are captioned; a few have dates. Corresponding negatives are found in series LC-F8, LC-F81, and LC-F82. Some are in poor condition. Some photos mounted on paper or cardboard. Includes reproductions of illustrations. Herbert E. French; Herbert E. French; Finding aid available online A preliminary paper finding aid is available in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room. Forms part of the National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress) Events--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Disaster relief--United States--1900-1940. Rites & ceremonies--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Monuments & memorials--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Parades & processions--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Government officials--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Meetings--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Boat & ship industry--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021030 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021030.3 No known restrictions on publication. For more information see: "National Photo Company Collection,"