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Cong. Library from Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Cong. Library from Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1924] — historic photograph
Cong. Library from Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1924]. 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: Cong. Library from Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Cong. Library from Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

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Taken from the Capitol, this view looks across the grounds toward the Library of Congress, whose main building on Capitol Hill opened in 1897 after the collection had outgrown its rooms in the Capitol itself. The National Photo Company, which produced thousands of Washington views for postcards and souvenir sales in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative around 1924. Images like this show how the city's civic buildings were presented to visitors in that period, when the Library's ornate Beaux-Arts facade stood out among the surrounding government buildings. The glass has aged, with streaks and blemishes from the decay of its original coating, which is part of what makes it a record of its time.

Created / published[ca. 1924]
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 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,053 × 4,359 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255458

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