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[The Bachelor" N.W. Washington D.C.]" – Antique Wall Art

[The Bachelor" N.W. Washington D.C.]", [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
[The Bachelor" N.W. Washington D.C.]", [ca. 1920]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [The Bachelor" N.W. Washington D.C.]". An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[The Bachelor" N.W. Washington D.C.]"

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The Bachelor" is the name given to this view of a building in Northwest Washington, D.C., and the title is the most distinctive detail in the record. The name suggests an apartment house built for single residents, a type that grew popular in the nation's capital in the early twentieth century as federal workers and office employees arrived in large numbers. The photograph dates to about 1920, when the city was expanding its residential neighborhoods beyond the older core. The record does not name the photographer or the exact address, so the picture is best read as a snapshot of everyday urban life in that period.

Created / published[ca. 1920]
Medium2001706370
Genre1 photographic print.
SourceLibrary of Congress
Original scan1,203 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146396

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