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Georgetown University, [Washington, D.C.], White Gravenor bldg., Oct. 18, 1932 [Construc – Antique Print

Georgetown University, [Washington, D.C.], White Gravenor bldg., Oct. 18, 1932 [Construc, 1932 — historic photograph
Georgetown University, [Washington, D.C.], White Gravenor bldg., Oct. 18, 1932 [Construc, 1932. 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 Georgetown University, [Washington, D.C.], White Gravenor bldg., Oct. 18, 1932 [Construc. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Georgetown University, [Washington, D.C.], White Gravenor bldg., Oct. 18, 1932 [Construc

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Georgetown University's White-Gravenor building is captured mid-construction in this October 18, 1932 view, when the Jesuit university was adding new academic space to its campus. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented the city's streets, buildings and institutions for decades, and whose negatives are now held by the Library of Congress. The negative was a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947, and its record notes some streaking and blemishes from the deterioration of the original film coatings.

Created / published1932
Medium1 negative : safety film ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreSafety film negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 scan6,390 × 5,165 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260375

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