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Japanese cherry trees, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

Japanese cherry trees, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Japanese cherry trees, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 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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Japanese cherry trees, [Washington, D.C.]

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Japanese cherry trees are the subject of this glass negative from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded the capital in the early twentieth century. The trees trace back to 1912, when Japan gave Washington cherry saplings and First Lady Helen Taft planted one of the first near the Tidal Basin. The date is an estimate, placed between 1910 and 1920 from similar negatives, and faint streaks across the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
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 scan6,449 × 5,099 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259999

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