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The Old barn at Mt. Vernon – Antique Wall Art

The Old barn at Mt. Vernon, c[between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
The Old barn at Mt. Vernon, c[between 1910 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Barns & Farms 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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A window into the past: The Old barn at Mt. Vernon, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few farm buildings in America carry as much history as the barn pictured here, which stood on the grounds of Mount Vernon, George Washington's Virginia estate on the Potomac. Washington ran a large working farm there with many outbuildings, so a view like this records a part of the estate that visitors of the period would have seen alongside the mansion. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its views of landmarks and scenery, made the picture on an 8 by 10 inch glass negative, and it is probably from the 1910s. The glass was broken and later taped to a second sheet, a reminder of how fragile these early plates could be.

Created / publishedc[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesNegative broken and taped to second sheet of glass. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072813. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799--Homes & haunts. Estates. Barns.United States--Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73793

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