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Times, 116 No. Car. Ave., S.E., [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Times, 116 No. Car. Ave., S.E., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Times, 116 No. Car. Ave., S.E., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921]. 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 Times, 116 No. Car. Ave., S.E., [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Times, 116 No. Car. Ave., S.E., [Washington, D.C.]

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A working newspaper's name is painted into the scene, which sets this view apart from the other street photographs on the board: the Times, at 116 North Carolina Avenue Southeast. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented Washington's streets and buildings in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative sometime between 1920 and 1921. Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Look for the faint streaks across the plate, which come from the natural breakdown of the original coating rather than from the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
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 scan5,529 × 7,089 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258961

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