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[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916] – Antique Photo Print

[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], [1916] — historic photograph
[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], [1916]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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A window into the past: [Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916]

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Few Washington street scenes from 1916 capture the nation's mood as directly as this glass negative of a preparedness parade. The preparedness movement pressed for a larger army and navy and for civilian training as tensions with Germany grew, and parades like this one drew marchers and onlookers to the capital before the United States entered World War I in April 1917. The National Photo Company made many such views of the city, and the image's streaks and blemishes come from the aging of its original coatings, a common trait of glass plates from this period.

Created / published[1916]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesGift; 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 scan6,888 × 5,321 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260071

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