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Photographic Prints
(continued) |
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Social life and recreation
in the Washington, D.C. area, 1909-1932
(continued) |
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Holidays (continued) |
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Call No.: LOT 12342-9 (F) |
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Note: Holiday activities in
Washington including Easter Egg Rolling at the White House, New
Year's Reception line and guests at White House, home interiors at
Christmas time with family members around decorated Christmas trees,
Christmas decorations in Washington church, Christmas tree and
children in Washington school, Christmas tree and prisoners in
District Jail, Washington, pine trees (Christmas trees) in natural
habitat, marketing Christmas trees, Christmas crown and Christmas
decorations in downtown Washington, turkeys, and individuals
photographed with turkeys, turkeys on farms, buying turkeys at
market groups on Flag Day in Vienna, Virginia, crowd during Flag Day
exercises in Washington, U.S . Post Office interior decorated for
Flag Day, children in Fourth of July Parade in Takoma Park,
Maryland. |
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Performing
Arts |
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Call No.: LOT 12342-10 (F) |
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Note: Crowds outside Washington
theatres, performing artists visiting Washington including Atwater
Kent, third national radio audition finalists, members of circus
troupe performing in Washington, St. Patrick's player on stage,
Washington, members of Uncle Sam's follies performing, Washington
Mack Sennett girls and Sidney Lust girls in bathing suit costume,
members of National American Ballet. Dancing, Michel Fokine of the
Russian Ballet rehearsing dancers in New York, Misc. performing
artists in costume and dancing. |
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The Fuzzy Focus, 1923-1924
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Call No.: LOT 12343 (H) |
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Extent: 12 p.(ephemera) ; 27 x 44
cm. |
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Note: LOT title from newspaper banner;
other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ... Library of
Congress, 1989. |
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Note: French was a founding member of
the White House News Photographers Association. |
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Note: The Prints and Photographs
Division holds the Fuzzy Focus, vol. 1, no. 1 (incomplete?), vol. 2, no.
2 (incomplete?), and undated pages. |
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Summary: The Fuzzy Focus, a burlesque
newspaper published by the White House News Photographers Association.
Contains satiric news stories about members of the association, news
photography, and Washington events and comic portraits, some composites,
including some of Herbert E. French. |
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Sports activities in the
Washington, D.C. area, 1909-1932
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Call No.: LOT 12344 (F) |
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Extent: ca. 939 photographic prints :
gelatin silver ; 26 x 36 cm. or smaller. |
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Note: LOT title devised by cataloger;
other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ... Library of
Congress, 1989. |
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Note: Some images are captioned; some
have dates. Some images mounted on paper or cardboard. |
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Corresponding Negatives: Found in
LC-F8, LC-F81, and LC-F82. Some are in bad condition. |
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Summary: Sports activities in the Washington,
D.C. area. Includes individual and group portraits of members of
athletic clubs; action photos of lacrosse, motorcycle racing, hunting in
Virginia, ice skating on the Mall, women engaged in various sports, and
government officials playing golf at Maryland country clubs. Some
locations outside of the Washington, D.C., area. |
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Baseball |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-1 (F) |
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Note: Action and group pictures of
individual Washington team players, Griffith ball park in
Washington, D.C., young women playing baseball. |
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Basketball |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-2 (F) |
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Note: Group pictures and
individual members of high school and college basketball teams in
Washington, D.C., group pictures and individual members of the
Palace club - the Washington entry in the American Basketball League
ca. 1920. |
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Boating and
Rowing |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-3 (F) |
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Note: Action pictures, group
pictures and individual members of the Washington Boat Club, boats
and boat races on the Potomac. |
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Horses |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-4 (F) |
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Note: Action pictures of fox hunts
in Nation's Capital, Middleburg and Upperville, VA. Horse racing at
Benning and Laurel race tracks, horses and riders entered in
Washington Society circus and National Capitol Horse Show, horses
jumping and doing stunts. |
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Football |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-5 (F) |
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Note: Action pictures of college
football games in Washington, portraits of football
players. |
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Golf |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-6 (F) |
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Note: Congressmen and Government
officials playing golf at the Chevy Chase Country Club, Golf links
in Potomac Park, Washington, action pictures of people playing
golf. |
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Auto Racing |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-7 (F) |
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Note: Action pictures of auto
racing at York, PA, Benning, MD, and Laurel, MD,
racetracks. |
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Winter
Sports |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-8 (F) |
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Note: Action pictures of people
ice skating on the mall in Washington, D.C., Children sledding and
playing in snow in Washington, D.C. |
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Sports
Miscellaneous |
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Call No.: LOT 12344-9 (F) |
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Note: Group pictures of high
school and college and women's teams, action pictures of sports
including track and field and tennis, action pictures of Lacrosse
game at the University of Maryland, pictures of Champion Male and
Female trap-shooters and swimming and diving champions and E. Wede,
Swedish runner, training at Georgetown University, action pictures
of playing field hockey and soccer. |
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Columbus story, 1909-1932
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Call No.: LOT 12345 (F) |
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Extent: 13 photographic prints ; 6.5
x 8.5 in. or smaller. |
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Note: Title from cover of French's
original numbered folder. |
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Note: Images captioned. Most images
mounted on paper; most stained and fading. |
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Summary: Includes American "doughboys"
gathered in front of Columbus' home in Genoa, Italy. Columbus' tomb in
Santo Domingo, and statues of him in South America. One image of the
"Pinza," a replica of Columbus' vessels. Includes reproductions of
illustrations. |
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Sulphur industry in the
Andes, 1909-1932
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Call No.: LOT 12346 (F) |
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Extent: 7 photographic prints ; 5 x 7
in. |
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Note: Title from cover of French's
original numbered folder. |
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Note: Images captioned. Images mounted
on paper. |
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Summary: Photographs show refining plant in
Chisum, Chile; llamas hauling bags. Views of Mt. Olca, Mt. Tacora, Mt.
Ollagüe. |
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Independence story, 1909-1932
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Call No.: LOT 12347 (F) |
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Extent: 10 photographic prints :
gelatin silver ; 13 x 18 cm. |
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Note: LOT title from cover of French's
original numbered folder; other information from catalog card and
published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ...
Library of Congress, 1989. |
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Note: Images mounted on paper. Some
images are captioned. Includes some copy photographs. |
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Summary: "Independence story." Objects and
sites relating to U.S. independence, including manuscripts of the "Star
Spangled Banner" and Declaration of Independence; furnishings associated
with drafting and signing of the Declaration, and painting depicting the
signing. Flag that flew over Fort McHenry. |
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Poor Richard's Almanacks
illustrations, 1909-1932
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Call No.: LOT 12348 (F) |
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Extent: 14 photographic prints ; 8 x
10 in. |
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Note: LOT title devised by Library
staff. |
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Note: Proverbs inscribed on
images. |
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Summary: Photographs show reproductions of
illustrations, probably from 19th century edition of almanacs, depicting
moral adages dealing primarily with thrift and hard work. |
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Foreign views, 1909-1932
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Call No.: LOT 12349 (F) |
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Extent: ca. 2,405 photographic prints
: gelatin silver ; 18 x 25 cm. or smaller. |
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Extent: 1 photomechanical print :
photogravure ; 9 x 14 cm. |
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Note: LOT title devised by Library
staff. |
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Note: Most images captioned; a few
have dates. |
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Corresponding Negatives: Found in
LC-F8, LC-F81, and LC-F82. Some are in poor condition. |
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Summary: Includes landscapes, buildings,
people, agricultural and industrial activities of approximately 78
countries. Some are reproductions of illustrations. |
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Arrangement: Alphabetical by country or
physical feature as identified on National Photo Company's named
folders. |
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Africa |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-1 (F) |
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Alps |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-2 (F) |
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Andes
Mountains |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-3 (F) |
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Arabian
Desert |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-4 (F) |
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Argentina |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-5 (F) |
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Armenia |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-6 (F) |
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Australia |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-7 (F) |
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Austria-Hungary |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-8 (F) |
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Bahama
Island |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-9 (F) |
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Barbados |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-10 (F) |
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Belgium |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-11 (F) |
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Bermuda |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-12 (F) |
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Bolivia |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-13 (F) |
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Brazil |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-14 (F) |
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Bulgaria |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-15 (F) |
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Canada |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-16 (F) |
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Carolina
Islands |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-17 (F) |
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Chile |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-18 (F) |
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China |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-19 (F) |
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Columbia |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-20 (F) |
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Corn Island |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-21 (F) |
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Costa Rica |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-22 (F) |
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Cuba |
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Call No.: LOT 12349-23 (F) |
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