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Leader theater, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Leader theater, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Leader theater, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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A window into the past: Leader theater, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Leader theater, [Washington, D.C.]

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The Leader Theater, named on the glass negative by the National Photo Company, was photographed in Washington, D.C., around 1921 or 1922, when neighborhood movie houses were spreading through American cities. The company documented the capital's streets and businesses for decades, and its glass plates remain a dense record of everyday commercial life. The title has not been independently verified, so the theater's exact location is worth confirming. Streaks and blemishes on the plate come from the natural breakdown of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
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 scan6,395 × 5,129 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259414

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