Memorial Bridge. Theodor Horydczak, betw. 1920 and 1950.
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Arrangement
The Horydczak Photograph Collection is organized in three series according to physical format--negatives, transparencies, and prints. Each series has many subseries.
The online collection consists of digital images made from:
- Safety film negatives--ca. 9,200
- LC-H812 (5x7 in.): ca. 450
- LC-H813 (4x5 in.): ca. 765
- LC-H814 (8x10 in.): ca. 7,975
- Nitrate film negatives--ca. 3,950
- LC-H822 (5x7 in.): ca. 575
- LC-H823 (4x5 in.): ca. 1,010
- LC-H824 (8x10 in.): ca. 2,350
- Glass negatives--ca. 260
- LC-H832 (5x7 in.): 135
- LC-H833 (4x5 in.): 40
- LC-H834 (8x10 in.): 90
- Color transparencies (film, glass, and slides)--ca. 940
- LC-H8 (8x10 in. and smaller)
In addition, the Library has more than 4,000 photographic
prints grouped according to subject matter in LOTs 12090-12119
and LOT 12672. Descriptions are online,
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=horydczak%20theodor&co=coll&sg=true
Numbering Codes
To keep track of his work, Horydczak gave a sequential number to the negatives he took for each of his photographic jobs. Later in his career, he selected what he considered the negatives most likely to sell as prints and gave them a new number based on an alphabetical subject classification scheme that he devised. The Library has retained his original numbers as part of the current call numbers. For example, the call numbers for these two cherry blossom photographs indicate their chronological or special subject context
"LC-H814- 1898-002" is negative "2" in job "1898" (taken in 1934) and is an 8x10 in. safety negative
"LC-H812- B05-012" is negative "12" selected for the "cherry blossom" (B05) category and is a 5x7 inch safety negative
Horydczak's logbook, arranged in job number order, provides job titles. Dates and commissioning agents are sometimes included. Multi-volume notebooks provide item numbers, item titles, and some dates for the special subject images with alphanumeric numbers. A set of 5x7 index cards provides access by subject. These materials are in the P&P Supplementary Archives. The logbook is also available on microfilm (LOT 11504).
Subject "Select Image" Categories
Note: Horydczak skipped some numbers. The Library added a "0" for computer filing.
A01 Agriculture Dept., U.S.
A02 Airport, National
A03 Animals
A04 Archives of U.S.
A05 Arlington Cemetery
A07 Art Gallery
A08 Auditorium, Gov. Dept.
B01 Birds
B05 Blossoms (Cherry)
B05 Blossoms (Magnolia) -101 and higher
B06 Boats
B08 Bridges
B09 Bureau of Standards
C01 Capitol, U.S. (Exterior, Day)
C01 Capitol, U.S. (Night) -100 and higher
C01 Capitol, U.S. (Interiors) -200 and higher
C01 Capitol, U.S. (Fresco’s) -300 and higher
C01 Capitol, U.S. (Paintings) -500 and higher
C04 Cathedral, Wash. (Exterior)
C04 Cathedral, Wash. (Interiors) -100 and higher
C05 Children
C06 Christmas, Trees and Decorations
C07 Churches
C09 Clouds
C10 Commerce Dept.
C11 Court, U.S. Supreme (Exterior)
C11 Court, U.S. Supreme (Interior) -100 and higher
C12 Crowds
D01 DAR [Daughters of the American Revolution]
E01 Embassies & Legations
E02 Emblems & Seals
F02 Farming Scenes
F03 Federal Reserve
F04 Fireworks
F05 Fishing
F06 Flags
F10 Fountains
F11 Federal Trade Commission
G02 Georgetown University
H02 Historical Buildings & Places
H03 Historical Houses
H04 Hospitals
H05 Houses
I02 Inauguration of Presidents of United States
I04 Interior Dept.
I06 Interstate Commerce Commission
I07 Indians
J02 Jefferson Memorial
L01 U.S. Dept. of Labor
L03 Library of Congress
L03 Library of Congress (Annex) -50 and higher [John Adams Building]
L04 Folger Library (Exteriors)
L04 Folger Library (Interiors ) -101 and higher
L05 Lincoln Memorial
L07 Lee Mansion
L08 Landscapes
L09 Light Houses
M01 The Mall
M04 Monument, Washington
M06 Monuments & Memorials
M07 Mount Vernon
M08 Smithsonian Institute (Exteriors) [Museum]
M08 Smithsonian Institute (Interiors) -50 and higher
M09 Monticello
M10 Memorial Masonic to George Washington
N01 New York
P01 Paintings
P02 Pan American Union
P03 Portraits
P04 Pharmaceutical Institute American
P05 Pennsylvania
R02 Red Cross
S02 Science, National Academy of
S03 Senate Office Building
S06 U.S. State Dept.
S07 Statues & Sculpture
S07 Statuary & Sculpture -100 and higher
S08 Sand Dunes
S09 Streets & Avenues
T02 Treasury Dept. U.S.
T03 Trees
T04 Tavern
V01 Virginia
W03 Washington, D.C.
W04 Water Scenes
W05 White House (Exteriors)
W05 White House (Interiors) -101 and higher
