Portrait photographs. Portrait of military officer

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1 negative : safety ; 5 x 7 in.

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A safety negative made by Theodor Horydczak, a commercial photographer working in Washington, D.C. The photograph shows a military officer, though the record provides no details about the officer's identity, branch of service, or rank.

The negative measures 5 by 7 inches, a standard commercial format of the period. Safety film, introduced as a non-flammable alternative to earlier nitrate stock, was becoming common in professional photography by 1920.

Horydczak's photographs are held by the Library of Congress as a named collection. His career, spanning several decades in the nation's capital, produced extensive documentation of Washington life and its residents during the early to mid-twentieth century.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

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