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Gunston Hall, [Virginia] – Historic Photo Reproduction

Gunston Hall, [Virginia], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Gunston Hall, [Virginia], [between 1910 and 1925]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Gunston Hall, [Virginia]

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Gunston Hall, the Georgian plantation house on Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia, was the home of George Mason, who drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776. This glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that photographed American landmarks in the early twentieth century, and its record dates the image only to between 1910 and 1925. The house was in a period of preservation interest then, and the surface streaks visible in the negative reflect the natural decay of its original coatings, a reminder of how fragile these early plates are.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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--Virginia--Mason Neck.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,438 × 5,111 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260887

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