[Van Ness House, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Photo Print
![[Van Ness House, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.], [between 1900 and 1908] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/303920dd5955-L.webp)
(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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[Van Ness House, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Van Ness House, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.]
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The Van Ness house at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue stood in a part of Washington that was changing fast as the federal government expanded its presence along the avenue. This glass negative, made by the National Photo Company sometime between 1900 and 1908, captures the residence in those years before its site was cleared for new government buildings. The dating comes from James Goode's *Capitol Losses*, a study of Washington buildings that have been demolished. Streaks and blemishes from the aging glass coating are visible, so some fine detail of the house may be softened.
| Created / published | [between 1900 and 1908] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve: Fair [...] mansion. Date from Goode's Capitol losses, p. 32. 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. |
| Subjects | Dwellings. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,296 × 4,241 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229419 |
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