Events in the Washington, D.C. area
National Photo Company.
French, Herbert E.,
1883-approximately 1950
collector
still image
graphic
still image
Gelatin silver prints-1900-1940.
1909
1932
monographic
1909-1932
ca. 865 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 20 x 25 cm. or smaller.
Arrangement: LOT 12354-1: Demonstrations; LOT 12354-2: Disasters; LOT 12354-3: Rites and ceremonies; LOT 12354-4: Parades and processions; LOT 12354-5: Conferences and conventions; LOT 12354-6: Ship launchings.
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.
No known restrictions on publication. For more information see: "National Photo Company Collection,"
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.
Prints; Purchase; Herbert E. French; 1947.
Negatives; Gift; Herbert E. French; 1947.
Finding aid available online https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021030
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
LOT 12354
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021030
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021030.3
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