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New National Museum [of Natural History] and Gallery, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Print

New National Museum [of Natural History] and Gallery, Washington, D.C., c[between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
New National Museum [of Natural History] and Gallery, Washington, D.C., c[between 1910 and 1920]. 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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A window into the past: New National Museum [of Natural History] and Gallery, Washington, D.C., preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This view shows the New National Museum on the National Mall, the building that housed the Smithsonian's natural history and anthropology collections after it opened in 1910. Its name was later changed to the National Museum of Natural History, which is why the title carries that bracketed phrase. The building also held the national art collection for a time, so it served as both a science museum and an early home for American art. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced many commercial views of American cities and landmarks around the turn of the 20th century, made the glass negative. The left side of the plate is cracked and has been taped, a reminder of how fragile these early photographic records are.

Created / publishedc[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesNegative cracked left side and taped. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072245. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsGalleries & museums.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73336

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