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Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928]. 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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Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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What sets this picture apart is its location: a fire at 1210 G Street Northwest in Washington, D.C., recorded on a glass negative titled for Harry C. Grover, a name the record marks as unverified. The National Photo Company, which worked in the capital during the 1910s and 1920s, produced a large body of images of Washington streets, buildings, and events, so a scene like this one preserves a moment of the city's everyday life. Viewers should also notice the streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from deterioration of the original coatings rather than from the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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 scan6,445 × 5,140 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262498

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