Fishing in Potomac – Vintage Wall Art
![Fishing in Potomac, [1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5e/5e5217c2d830-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Fishing in Potomac in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fishing in Potomac
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A fishing scene on the Potomac, the river that runs past Washington, D.C., anglers have used for sport and food for generations. The picture exists as a 4 by 5 inch glass negative from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that photographed the city and its surroundings in the early twentieth century. The 1921 date is inferred from negatives in the same range rather than confirmed, and the glass shows streaks and blemishes from the slow deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,364 × 4,368 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-233390 |
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