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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Strand Theatre, D St. and 9th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1926. – Antique Poster Print

[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Strand Theatre, D St. and 9th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1926., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster
[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Strand Theatre, D St. and 9th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1926., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings. Vintage poster from the Theater Posters 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 vintage poster captures [Theaters, Washington, D.C. Strand Theatre, D St. and 9th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1926. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Strand Theatre, D St. and 9th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1926.

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This ink drawing is a flat front elevation of the Strand theater at the corner of D and 9th Streets NW in Washington, D.C., showing the building's facade as it would appear head-on, without perspective or shading. Architects produced drawings like this for permits and construction, so the sheet records design decisions about proportion, ornament, and entrance layout. The Strand is one of many theaters built or remodeled in the capital during the 1920s, when movie houses and vaudeville venues were becoming major public buildings in American cities. The drawing is dated 1926 in its catalog record, which places it within that boom.

Created / publishedAnd Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
Genre1926
SubjectsTheaters--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,102 × 3,285 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-210730

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