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Hill Bldg. [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

Hill Bldg. [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Hill Bldg. [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926]. 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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This historic photograph of Hill Bldg. [Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Hill Bldg. [Washington, D.C.]

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The Hill Building gives this glass negative its particular subject, a Washington office building that the National Photo Company recorded in the years before and just after 1920. The title comes from the company's own label and has not been independently verified, while the date rests on neighboring negatives from the same range. The emulsion has aged unevenly, leaving streaks and blemishes that add a weathered texture to a view of the capital during a period of rapid change.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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. Caption soiled and torn. 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 scan5,140 × 6,384 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261599

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