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[Exterior of Woodward & Lothrop department store, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

[Exterior of Woodward & Lothrop department store, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1930] — historic photograph
[Exterior of Woodward & Lothrop department store, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1930]. 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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[Exterior of Woodward & Lothrop department store, Washington, D.C.]

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The Woodward & Lothrop department store was one of the best-known retailers in downtown Washington during the early twentieth century, and this view shows its exterior when it was a fixture of the city's shopping district. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a firm that recorded many street and building scenes in the capital between about 1910 and 1930, much of it made for sale to the public. Department stores like this one drew shoppers by streetcar and on foot, so their storefronts offer a useful glimpse of how Washingtonians shopped in those years.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 8510 or 8570.
SubjectsDepartment stores--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,275 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-194599

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