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1447 Mass. Ave., [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

1447 Mass. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
1447 Mass. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921]. 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: 1447 Mass. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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1447 Mass. Ave., [Washington, D.C.]

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The address on this glass negative, 1447 Massachusetts Avenue, places the view on one of Washington's long diagonal avenues, which in the early twentieth century were lined with residences, offices and shops. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented the city's buildings and streets around 1920, made the image. Its date is inferred from neighboring negatives in the same range rather than from a firm record. Look for the streaks and blemishes across the glass, which come from deterioration in the original coatings and give the picture a mottled, aged texture.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
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 scan5,504 × 7,064 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259180

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