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Peoples Drug Store, 8th & H, N.E., [Washington, D.C.], night – Antique Wall Art

Peoples Drug Store, 8th & H, N.E., [Washington, D.C.], night, [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Peoples Drug Store, 8th & H, N.E., [Washington, D.C.], night, [1919 or 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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A window into the past: Peoples Drug Store, 8th & H, N.E., [Washington, D.C.], night, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Peoples Drug Store, 8th & H, N.E., [Washington, D.C.], night

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The lit storefront of the Peoples Drug Store at 8th and H Streets NE stands out because it was photographed after dark, when the shop windows and signs were the main light on the street. Long exposures on large glass plates, as used here, were needed to record such scenes, and the result captures a neighborhood commercial corridor in Northeast Washington around 1919 or 1920. The National Photo Company made thousands of views of the city in these years, documenting its streets, businesses and buildings for commercial sale. Visible streaks and blemishes on the plate come from age and the deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,956 × 5,351 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258327

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