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Old Dutch Mkt. Co. window, 906 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Old Dutch Mkt. Co. window, 906 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Old Dutch Mkt. Co. window, 906 G St., N.W., [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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Old Dutch Mkt. Co. window, 906 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Old Dutch Mkt. Co. window, 906 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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Storefront glass and painted lettering are the main subjects here: a shop window at 906 G Street Northwest bearing the name of the Old Dutch Market Company. The National Photo Company made the picture, and in the early twentieth century that firm documented Washington's streets, businesses and public buildings on glass negatives. Its date of about 1920 is an estimate based on negatives from the same group, so it places the scene in the years just after World War I. The streaks and blemishes visible on the negative come from the gradual breakdown of its original coating, a common condition for glass plates of this age.

Created / published[ca. 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.}.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,450 × 5,201 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258390

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