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Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.]

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Riggs National Bank, a fixture of the capital's financial district, is the subject of this 8 by 6 inch glass negative, which dates to roughly 1921 to 1922. Founded in 1836, Riggs was one of Washington's oldest banks and was long associated with the city's government and diplomatic community. The negative belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, whose photographers recorded the city's buildings and streets in the early twentieth century. Note the streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from deterioration of the original coatings.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
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 scan7,048 × 5,447 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259485

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