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Reading room for blind, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Reading room for blind, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Reading room for blind, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920]. 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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Reading room for blind, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.]

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A reading room for blind patrons at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is the subject of this glass negative, which the record dates to about 1919 or 1920. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed the capital's buildings, institutions, and street life in the early twentieth century, made many images of this kind. Its title comes from information written on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified. The faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural deterioration of its original coating, which is common in negatives of this age.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,927 × 5,329 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258068

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