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Panama Legation, [New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

Panama Legation, [New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Panama Legation, [New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928]. 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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Step back in time with Panama Legation, [New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Panama Legation, [New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D.C.]

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Among the many Washington views in this set, this glass negative stands out for recording the Panama Legation on New Hampshire Avenue. In the years after the First World War, many foreign legations occupied converted townhouses in the streets near Dupont Circle, and this one reflects that growing diplomatic presence in the capital. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed across Washington in the early twentieth century, made the image. The plate shows the streaks and blemishes common to aging glass negatives.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
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. 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 scan6,395 × 5,122 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262478

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