Portrait photographs. Outdoor portrait of a family with many children

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1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.

About this photograph

This glass plate negative from 1920 captures an outdoor family portrait showing multiple children. The photograph was taken by Theodor Horydczak, a commercial photographer working in Washington, D.C.

The image exists as a 5 x 7 inch glass negative, a standard format for professional photography of the period. Glass plates offered sharper detail and better tonal range than film, though they were heavier and more fragile to transport and store.

The record provides no details about the family's identity, the specific location where the portrait was taken, or the circumstances that brought them to Horydczak's lens. Whether this was a formal commission or part of his commercial work in the capital remains unspecified.

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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