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Semmes Motor Co. exterior, Conn. Ave., [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Semmes Motor Co. exterior, Conn. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Semmes Motor Co. exterior, Conn. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 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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This historic photograph of Semmes Motor Co. exterior, Conn. Ave., [Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Semmes Motor Co. exterior, Conn. Ave., [Washington, D.C.]

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A storefront bearing the name Semmes Motor Co. on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C., sets this view apart from the many other street scenes in the collection, and its record places it in the city's early automobile trade. The National Photo Company, which documented Washington streets and businesses in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative around 1920, when dealerships and service garages were multiplying along the avenue's commercial stretches. The 8 by 6 inch plate preserves fine detail in signs and building fronts. Streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of the original coating are visible in places and soften some areas of the image.

Created / published[ca. 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.}.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,341 × 5,675 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258420

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