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U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va. – Antique Photo Print

U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va., [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph
U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va., [between 1909 and 1940]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Fort Myer, on the high ground above the Potomac in Arlington, Virginia, has been an Army post since the Civil War, and it was the place where the Army first tested its flying machines under Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1908 and 1909. This glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio that photographed government sites, soldiers and the capital's streets in the early twentieth century. The record dates it only to a window between 1909 and 1940, so the exact day is unknown, but the plate captures the post during that busy stretch. Its streaks and blemishes are the natural deterioration of the original coating, which is part of what a glass plate of this age looks like.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1940]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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--Virginia--Arlington.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,965 × 4,278 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257412

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