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Lincoln Music Hall, 9th & D, [Washington, D.C.], destroyed by fire Dec. 5, 1886 ([...] r – Historic Print

Lincoln Music Hall, 9th & D, [Washington, D.C.], destroyed by fire Dec. 5, 1886 ([...] r, [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph
Lincoln Music Hall, 9th & D, [Washington, D.C.], destroyed by fire Dec. 5, 1886 ([...] r, [between 1909 and 1940]. 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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Lincoln Music Hall, 9th & D, [Washington, D.C.], destroyed by fire Dec. 5, 1886 ([...] r

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Lincoln Music Hall stood at Ninth and D streets in Washington, and the title records that it was destroyed by fire on December 5, 1886. The negative itself was made much later, probably between 1909 and 1940, so it documents the site decades after the blaze rather than the hall in use. The National Photo Company, which photographed Washington streets and landmarks in the early twentieth century, made it. Its safety-film base and the streaks the catalog notes give the picture a worn, documentary quality.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1940]
Medium1 negative : safety film ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreSafety film negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 scan5,982 × 4,311 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257668

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