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Pan American Union, Sucre bust, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

Pan American Union, Sucre bust, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Pan American Union, Sucre bust, [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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Pan American Union, Sucre bust, [Washington, D.C.]

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A marble bust of Antonio José de Sucre, the Venezuelan general who commanded the decisive victory at Ayacucho in 1824, stands among the plantings in this view of the Pan American Union grounds. The Union's headquarters on Constitution Avenue opened in 1910 to serve the association of American republics, and its gardens and monuments were meant to express hemispheric friendship. The National Photo Company made this 8 by 6 inch glass negative around 1920. Streaks and surface loss from the aging of the original coating are visible across the plate.

Created / published[ca. 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,570 × 7,235 px · prints to 19 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258448

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