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Union Station, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Union Station, [Washington, D.C.]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Union Station, [Washington, D.C.]

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Union Station, the Beaux-Arts rail terminal in Washington, D.C., is the subject of this glass negative, whose main building opened in 1907 to a design by Daniel Burnham. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital extensively, made the negative sometime between about 1910 and 1925, a period when the city was growing quickly and rail travel was central to its life. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947. Look for the faint streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
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 scan6,919 × 5,343 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261191

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