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Opening of pool at Columbia Country Club, [Chevy Chase, Maryland, 5/30/25] – Historic Photo Reproduction

Opening of pool at Columbia Country Club, [Chevy Chase, Maryland, 5/30/25], [1925 May 30] — historic photograph
Opening of pool at Columbia Country Club, [Chevy Chase, Maryland, 5/30/25], [1925 May 30]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Opening of pool at Columbia Country Club, [Chevy Chase, Maryland, 5/30/25] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Opening of pool at Columbia Country Club, [Chevy Chase, Maryland, 5/30/25]

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The glass negative records the opening of a swimming pool at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on May 30, 1925, a summer milestone for the club. Founded in 1911 just across the District line, Columbia was a social hub for Washington families, and the new pool added to its recreational offerings. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city and its surroundings in the early twentieth century, made the picture. Its plates show how suburban clubs served as gathering places between the world wars. The date and title come from notes on the negative that the record describes as unverified.

Created / published[1925 May 30]
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--Maryland--Chevy Chase.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,932 × 4,255 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256455

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