D.C. Washington, streets, ca. 1924 - Southeast corner of 16th and U Streets, N.W. – Historic Photo Reproduction
![D.C. Washington, streets, ca. 1924 - Southeast corner of 16th and U Streets, N.W., [ca. 1924] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/65/65e49add8b55-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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of D.C. Washington, streets, ca. 1924 - Southeast corner of 16th and U Streets, N.W.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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D.C. Washington, streets, ca. 1924 - Southeast corner of 16th and U Streets, N.W.
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The southeast corner of 16th and U Streets Northwest lies in the heart of the U Street corridor, which in the 1920s was a major center of Black-owned businesses, churches, and entertainment in the District. The National Photo Company, which photographed Washington streets extensively in the early twentieth century, made this view around 1924, and its caption card is tagged under the automobile industry, a sign of how quickly cars were changing city corners. Later, the neighborhood's theaters and nightclubs would earn it the nickname "Black Broadway.
| Created / published | [ca. 1924] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Street Scenes. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Industry -- Auto; Geogr. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,230 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146395 |
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