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Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921]. 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: Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.]

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The Arlington Hotel stood on Lafayette Square, across from the White House, and this glass negative records it around 1920 to 1921. The National Photo Company, which documented Washington streets and buildings for decades, made the image, and it entered the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French. The title comes from unverified data on the negative sleeve, and the date rests on comparison with other negatives from the same range. Streaks and blemishes from natural deterioration of the original coating are visible, so fine detail may be softened.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
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 scan7,113 × 5,512 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258895

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