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Pan American Union, [Washington, D.C.], patio – Vintage Print

Pan American Union, [Washington, D.C.], patio, [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Pan American Union, [Washington, D.C.], patio, [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Pan American Union, [Washington, D.C.], patio 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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Pan American Union, [Washington, D.C.], patio

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The courtyard in this view belongs to the Pan American Union building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, headquarters of the organization that brought the United States and the republics of Latin America together for diplomacy and cooperation. Andrew Carnegie helped fund the building, which opened in 1910 and was designed by Albert Kelsey and Paul Cret in a Beaux-Arts style with Spanish colonial touches. The National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio, made the glass negative sometime between 1910 and 1925, while the building was becoming a busy center for international exchange. Faint streaks across the glass come from the natural breakdown of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
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 scan6,472 × 5,139 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261305

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