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Howard University, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Howard University, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Howard University, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 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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Step back in time with Howard University, [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Howard University, [Washington, D.C.]

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Howard University, the historically Black institution in Washington, D.C., is the subject here, and this glass negative offers a view of its campus from the early 1910s. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that photographed the capital and its landmarks in those years, made the negative, and its title and date come from the company's own notes, which were not independently verified. Glass plates like this one were the standard working medium of the period, and the streaks and blemishes visible on the surface are signs of age in the original coatings rather than errors in the image itself.

Created / published[between 1910 and 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,438 × 5,088 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259973

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