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Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920]. 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: Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.]

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This glass negative captures the Internal Revenue arm of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., a branch whose workload grew sharply after the income tax expanded during the First World War. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital's government buildings and street life, made the negative around 1919 or 1920. Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Because the title comes from unverified studio data, the exact vantage point is uncertain, but the image still offers a view of the Treasury complex in those years. Streaks and blemishes across the glass reflect the natural decay of its original coatings.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,419 × 6,956 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257901

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