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Radio at Garfield Hospital [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Radio at Garfield Hospital [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1924] — historic photograph
Radio at Garfield Hospital [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1924]. 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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A window into the past: Radio at Garfield Hospital [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Radio at Garfield Hospital [Washington, D.C.]

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Garfield Hospital in Washington, D.C., gives this view an unusual setting for a subject that was new to most Americans in the early 1920s. The title comes from information the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve, and it has not been independently verified, so the scene itself is the best guide. Commercial radio broadcasting spread quickly across the country after 1920, and institutions were beginning to adopt the technology. The National Photo Company documented many aspects of life in the capital during the 1910s and 1920s, and Herbert A. French gave this glass negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.

Created / published[ca. 1924]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 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 scan4,418 × 6,080 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255702

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