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Auto wreck 14 & T, [Washington, D.C.], 2/4/16 – Historic Print

Auto wreck 14 & T, [Washington, D.C.], 2/4/16, [19]16 February 4. — historic photograph
Auto wreck 14 & T, [Washington, D.C.], 2/4/16, [19]16 February 4.. 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: Auto wreck 14 & T, [Washington, D.C.], 2/4/16, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Auto wreck 14 & T, [Washington, D.C.], 2/4/16

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An automobile wreck at the corner of 14th and T streets in Washington, D.C., is the subject of this glass negative, dated February 4, 1916. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital in the early twentieth century, made many street scenes like this one, though the title comes from data written on the negative sleeve and has not been independently verified. By the mid-1910s automobiles were still becoming common on city streets, so collisions like this one drew crowds and photographic attention. Faint streaks and blemishes on the plate result from natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[19]16 February 4.
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. 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 scan6,439 × 5,226 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260745

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