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Camels in zoo park, Washington, D.C. – Historic Reproduction

Camels in zoo park, Washington, D.C., c1906. — historic photograph
Camels in zoo park, Washington, D.C., c1906.. 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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Camels at the National Zoological Park, the Smithsonian's zoo on the grounds of Rock Creek Park, make an unusual subject for a Washington view from about 1906. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made the picture, built its business on travel views of American cities and landmarks, and many of its large glass negatives were later printed as color photochroms for tourists. The negative came to the collection as a gift from the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949. The scene reflects an era when zoos offered city visitors the chance to see exotic animals up close as a popular outing.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30549. G 3492" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019156. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsZoos. Camels.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62609

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