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[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916] – Antique Photo Print

[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], [1916] — historic photograph
[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], [1916]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916]

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Marchers filed through Washington, D.C., in 1916 as part of the preparedness movement, a campaign urging the United States to build up its army and navy as war raged in Europe. The parade's title and date come from unverified notes made by the National Photo Company, the commercial studio that documented the capital's streets and public events in the early twentieth century. The glass negative carries streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of its original coating, which give the image a faintly mottled texture. Those flaws are part of its physical history, and they show how these plates aged after more than a century.

Created / published[1916]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesGift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,433 × 5,094 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260062

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