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Government Hospital for Insane, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Government Hospital for Insane, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Government Hospital for Insane, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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 rare historic photograph captures Government Hospital for Insane, [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Government Hospital for Insane, [Washington, D.C.]

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Few institutions in the capital sat as far from public view as the Government Hospital for the Insane, which stood on a hillside in southeast Washington above the Anacostia River. Founded in 1855 with the backing of reformer Dorothea Dix, it later became known as St. Elizabeths. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm known for city views and postcards, made this negative between 1910 and 1925. Faint streaks across the glass come from deterioration in the original coating, not from the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
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 scan6,433 × 5,100 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261203

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