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2230 California St., [Washington, D.C.], (Cost Rica-moved) – Antique Print

2230 California St., [Washington, D.C.], (Cost Rica-moved), [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
2230 California St., [Washington, D.C.], (Cost Rica-moved), [between 1921 and 1922]. 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 2230 California St., [Washington, D.C.], (Cost Rica-moved) in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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2230 California St., [Washington, D.C.], (Cost Rica-moved)

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The record ties this view to 2230 California Street in Washington, D.C., a residential block in the Kalorama neighborhood, and notes that the Costa Rican legation once occupied the house before it moved elsewhere. The National Photo Company made thousands of glass negatives of the capital's streets and buildings in the early 1920s, and this one, dated between 1921 and 1922, documents that period's domestic architecture. The negative is 8 by 6 inches, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of its original coating, which is worth keeping in mind when judging the image's detail.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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 scan7,089 × 5,472 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259448

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