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Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Bureau of Printing and Engraving was the federal agency that produced the nation's paper currency, postage stamps, and other securities, and this view records its Washington, D.C. building during the years the National Photo Company was documenting the city's government offices. The company, active in the 1910s and early 1920s, sold views of Washington's landmarks to tourists and institutions, so its images capture how the capital presented itself to the public in that era. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the breakdown of its original coating, which give the image a faintly mottled texture that is worth noticing alongside the architecture.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
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 scan6,455 × 5,150 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261008

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