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Mt. Vernon, [Virginia], Maine room – Historic Photo Reproduction

Mt. Vernon, [Virginia], Maine room, [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Mt. Vernon, [Virginia], Maine room, [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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Mt. Vernon, [Virginia], Maine room comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Mt. Vernon, [Virginia], Maine room

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Few places in Virginia were photographed as often as Mount Vernon, George Washington's Potomac estate, but this view is set apart by its label, the "Maine room." The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association had owned and cared for the house since 1858 and opened its rooms to a steady stream of visitors. The National Photo Company, which sold views of American landmarks to travelers, made this copy negative around 1921 or 1922, and the room title comes from its own unverified notes. The glass has since developed streaks and blemishes from the aging of its coating.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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. Copy 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--Virginia--Mount Vernon.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,365 × 5,153 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259820

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