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Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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This rare historic photograph captures Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Patent Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]

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Few federal buildings in Washington have a longer working history than the Patent Office, whose Greek Revival facade is the subject of this view, dated to about 1916 to 1917. Construction began in 1836 under Robert Mills, and the building expanded over the following decades to hold the nation's patent records and models until the office moved out in 1932. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented the capital's streets and public buildings in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative, and its date is inferred from neighboring negatives. Look for the stone columns and broad steps that give the building its temple-like presence.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; 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 scan6,539 × 5,144 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261918

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