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Center Mkt., 9 St. wing, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Center Mkt., 9 St. wing, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Center Mkt., 9 St. wing, [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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This rare historic photograph captures Center Mkt., 9 St. wing, [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Center Mkt., 9 St. wing, [Washington, D.C.]

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Center Market's 9th Street wing shows part of the sprawling public market complex that supplied Washington households for decades. The market opened in 1871 and stood at the center of the city's daily food trade until it was demolished in 1931 to clear the site for the Federal Triangle. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, whose photographers documented the capital in the early twentieth century. It survives as a glass negative with streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coating, which is a reminder of how fragile these plates are.

Created / published[ca. 1920]
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.}.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,438 × 5,208 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258592

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