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Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., [Washington, D.C.]. Said to have been lost in a poker g – Historic Reproduction

Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., [Washington, D.C.]. Said to have been lost in a poker g, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph
Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., [Washington, D.C.]. Said to have been lost in a poker g, [between 1918 and 1920]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., [Washington, D.C.]. Said to have been lost in a poker g in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., [Washington, D.C.]. Said to have been lost in a poker g

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Few houses in Washington carry a stranger story than the one at 17th and H streets once associated with Daniel Webster. The National Photo Company's title says the property was said to have been lost in a poker game, a claim the record does not verify, so it is best read as local lore. Webster, the New Hampshire statesman who served in the Senate and as secretary of state, spent much of his public life in the capital during a period when Washington was still growing into its role as the national seat of government. The picture dates from about 1918 to 1920, decades after his death in 1852, and shows how the house appeared long after its best-known occupant had gone.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one.
SubjectsWebster, Daniel,--1782-1852--Homes & haunts. Historic buildings. Houses. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,296 × 4,263 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-229475

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