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Times, 915-20 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Times, 915-20 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Times, 915-20 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 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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A window into the past: Times, 915-20 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Times, 915-20 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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A newspaper office at the address given in the title, 915-20 Street Northwest, is the subject of this glass negative. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that photographed Washington streets and buildings for sale in the early twentieth century, likely made it around 1919 or 1920. The title comes from data the company wrote on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified, though negatives in the same range share that date. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural breakdown of the original coating, and they give the image a mottled, faded texture.

Created / published[1919 or 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 scan5,419 × 6,836 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258009

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