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Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915 – Antique Print

Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915, 1915 — historic photograph
Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915, 1915. 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 Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915

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Auto races at Bennings, the horse-racing and later automobile track on the eastern edge of Washington, D.C., make this 1915 view unusual among the capital scenes in the National Photo Company Collection. The record's title places the event at Bennings, Maryland, which was an error since the site lay within the District, so the location is best read as Bennings in the District of Columbia. The glass negative was made by the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington street life, public events and sporting occasions in the early twentieth century. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from age, which are typical of glass plates of this era.

Created / published1915
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. 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 scan6,097 × 4,428 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257206

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