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War College, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

War College, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
War College, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926]. 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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Step back in time with War College, [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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War College, [Washington, D.C.]

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The War College named in the title most likely refers to the Army War College, which occupied Washington Barracks at the city's southern tip, where the Potomac and Anacostia rivers meet. The school trained senior officers in strategy and staff planning during the years before the First World War. The view comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented Washington and its surroundings in the early twentieth century. It survives as an 8 by 6 inch glass negative, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of the original coatings.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,040 × 5,415 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261427

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