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Arrival of round the world flyers at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Field, [Washington, D.C., 9 – Vintage Wall Art

Arrival of round the world flyers at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Field, [Washington, D.C., 9, [1924 September 9] — historic photograph
Arrival of round the world flyers at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Field, [Washington, D.C., 9, [1924 September 9]. 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 glass negative records the arrival of the round-the-world flyers at Bolling Field, the Army Air Service airfield in southeast Washington, D.C. In 1924 the Army sent a small fleet of Douglas World Cruisers on a circuit of the globe, and the crews' return to the capital drew crowds and official attention. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city's public life in the early twentieth century. Its wear, including streaks and blemishes in the coating, reflects the age of the glass plate itself.

Created / published[1924 September 9]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,070 × 4,407 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255461

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