Library of Congress [...] deposits in basement to[...] – Historic Reproduction
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(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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This rare historic photograph captures Library of Congress [...] deposits in basement to[...] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Library of Congress [...] deposits in basement to[...]
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Its record describes a view of book deposits in a basement at the Library of Congress, a glimpse of the storage work behind the reading rooms. The Library's collections had grown well beyond its shelving by the 1910s, which pushed material into lower floors and annexes. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio active in those years, documented the city's government buildings and interiors. The negative is dated only to between 1909 and 1920, and its glass coating shows streaks and blemishes from natural deterioration, a common condition in negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,971 × 4,317 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-249407 |
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