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Bliss Electrical School, Takoma Park, D.C. – Antique Photo Print

Bliss Electrical School, Takoma Park, D.C., [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Bliss Electrical School, Takoma Park, D.C., [between 1910 and 1926]. 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.)

Description

This rare historic photograph captures Bliss Electrical School, Takoma Park, D.C. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Bliss Electrical School, Takoma Park, D.C.

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Bliss Electrical School stood in Takoma Park, just across the northern edge of the District line, and it trained students for the electrical trades as power was reshaping homes, streetcars, and workplaces. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented the city and its surroundings in the 1910s and early 1920s. The record dates the negative only to a span between 1910 and 1926, so it offers a useful view of the campus in those years. Look for streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from the natural breakdown of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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 scan6,782 × 4,820 px · prints to 23 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261708

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