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White House, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

White House, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph
White House, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the White House 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of White House, [Washington, D.C.]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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White House, [Washington, D.C.]

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The White House is the most photographed building in the capital, so what sets this view apart is its origin: a glass negative made in the years between 1918 and 1920 by the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented the city's streets, monuments and government buildings in large numbers. That was the period just after the First World War, when the executive mansion stood at the center of a capital growing fast with wartime agencies. The plate was donated to the Library of Congress in 1947 by Herbert A. French, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the slow decay of its original coating, which gives the image a faint, weathered character worth noticing.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1920]
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. 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 one.
SubjectsUnited States--White House Office. Dwellings. Administrative agencies. Historic buildings. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,268 × 4,203 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-229441

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