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Dist. Bldg., [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Dist. Bldg., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Dist. Bldg., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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A window into the past: Dist. Bldg., [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Few buildings in the capital were more closely tied to city government than the District Building, which housed the offices that ran Washington, D.C. The National Photo Company made this glass negative sometime between 1910 and 1925, when the firm was recording the city's streets and public buildings for commercial sale. Herbert A. French donated the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947. The streaks and blemishes visible on the negative come from the natural deterioration of its original coatings, which is common in plates of this age.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,934 × 5,359 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261011

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