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1415-17 K St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

1415-17 K St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
1415-17 K St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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 1415-17 K St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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1415-17 K St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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Numbers 1415 through 1417 on K Street Northwest mark the address shown in this glass negative, a downtown Washington block in the early 1920s. The National Photo Company, which documented the city's streets, buildings, and daily life for several decades, probably made it between 1921 and 1922, based on other negatives in the same range. The glass shows streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of its original coatings, a common condition for negatives of this age, and those marks are part of what makes it a record of the period.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,537 × 7,097 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259349

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