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Scene in the studio of Charles E. Moberley at the U.S. Capitol, Where most of last night's fire was confined – Vintage Print

Scene in the studio of Charles E. Moberley at the U.S. Capitol, Where most of last night's fire was confined, 1930 Jan. 4. — historic photograph
Scene in the studio of Charles E. Moberley at the U.S. Capitol, Where most of last night's fire was confined, 1930 Jan. 4.. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Scene in the studio of Charles E. Moberley at the U.S. Capitol, Where most of last night's fire was confined. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Scene in the studio of Charles E. Moberley at the U.S. Capitol, Where most of last night's fire was confined

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The caption places this view inside the studio of Charles E. Moberley, a photographer working in the U.S. Capitol, and its wording, "where most of last night's fire was confined," makes clear that the picture was taken the morning after a fire broke out in the building. The National Photo Company, whose photographers covered Washington news for newspapers of the day, recorded the damage within hours of the blaze. The print shows how a working studio looked in the aftermath, and it preserves a moment when the Capitol's daily routines were interrupted by an emergency.

Created / published1930 Jan. 4.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., Jan. 1927 to Feb. 1930, v. 4, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). French Chron. Album. Caption card tracings: PI -- Studio; Fires; Washington, D.C.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,115 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-128953

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