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Cathedral Mansions, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Cathedral Mansions, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
Cathedral Mansions, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917]. 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: Cathedral Mansions, [Washington, D.C.], 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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Cathedral Mansions, [Washington, D.C.]

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Cathedral Mansions, the large apartment building on Connecticut Avenue, took its name from the Washington Cathedral then rising on the hill nearby. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded Washington's streets, buildings and institutions in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative around 1916 or 1917. The title comes from the studio's own notes and has not been independently verified, and the negative shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
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 scan6,506 × 5,122 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262139

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