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[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916] – Vintage Wall Art

[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], [1916] — historic photograph
[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916], [1916]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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[Preparedness parade, Wash., D.C., 1916]

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A parade in the nation's capital during the preparedness movement gives this 1916 view its particular interest. Calls for a stronger military grew after the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 and amid tensions along the Mexican border, as civic groups pressed the country to build up its defenses before the United States entered the war in Europe. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio active in Washington in these years, recorded many street scenes of this kind. The glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coatings, and its title and date come from unverified information on a related negative.

Created / published[1916]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesGift; 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 scan6,444 × 5,100 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260060

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