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Wreck at Walter Reed, Oct. 13/19 – Vintage Photo Print

Wreck at Walter Reed, Oct. 13/19, [19]19 October 13. — historic photograph
Wreck at Walter Reed, Oct. 13/19, [19]19 October 13.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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 Wreck at Walter Reed, Oct. 13/19, 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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Wreck at Walter Reed, Oct. 13/19

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A streetcar wreck near Walter Reed, the Army hospital on Georgia Avenue in northwest Washington, is the subject of this glass negative, dated October 13, 1919. The hospital drew steady traffic by streetcar, so a crash on that stretch would have been a local event. The negative came from the National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio that recorded the city's streets, accidents and public life in the years after 1907. Streaks and other blemishes on the glass reflect deterioration of the original coating, so some detail is lost.

Created / published[19]19 October 13.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one.
SubjectsStreet railroad accidents. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,143 × 4,143 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-229821

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