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Theodor Horydczak (15 April 1889 – 23 September 1971) was an American photographer best known for his early photographs of the places and events of Washington, DC.
Background and scope of the Collection
/ref> The Prints and Photographs catalog divides the collection into the following subject areas: *Business and Commerce *Memorial Bridge Construction *Cherry Blossoms *Washington, D.C. in Color *People The Prints and Photographs Division digitized Horydczak's photographic negatives, which can be found in their catalog.
Career
Horydczak was born in Lyck,Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
(now Poland) and emigrated in 1907. He is believed to have taken up photography during or after World War I, possibly while a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. His numerous "Washington as it Was" photographs are housed in the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
Prints and Photographs Division in the James Madison Memorial Building
The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three United States Capitol Complex buildings that house the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison. It is ...
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He was known for his photographs of the exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings and of events such as the 1932 Bonus Army
The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their servic ...
encampment and the 1933 World Series
The 1933 World Series was the championship series of the 1933 Major League Baseball season. The 30th edition of the World Series, it matched the National League (NL) pennant winner New York Giants and the American League (AL) pennant winner ...
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He retired in 1959. Horydczak used a large-format Gold Ansco camera and typically used the photographic style called "bracketing," or taking many subsequent images at different aperture settings.
He married Frederica; they had a daughter Norma. He died in Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Montgomery is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,570 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Montgomery was incorporated as a borough by ...
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Collection
The photographer's daughter and son-and-law, Norma and Francis Reeves, presented the collection, consisting of more than 32,000 items, including approximately 17,450 black-and-white photographs, 14,000 negatives, and 1,500 color transparencies, to the Library of Congress in 1973./ref> The Prints and Photographs catalog divides the collection into the following subject areas: *Business and Commerce *Memorial Bridge Construction *Cherry Blossoms *Washington, D.C. in Color *People The Prints and Photographs Division digitized Horydczak's photographic negatives, which can be found in their catalog.
References
External links
*http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/232/ * 1889 births 1971 deaths American photographers People from East Prussia People from Ełk German emigrants to the United States {{US-photographer-stub