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Berbench, 7 St., [Washington, D.C.], store window – Historic Reproduction

Berbench, 7 St., [Washington, D.C.], store window, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Berbench, 7 St., [Washington, D.C.], store window, [ca. 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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Berbench, 7 St., [Washington, D.C.], store window

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A storefront on Seventh Street in Washington, D.C., sets this glass negative apart, with its display window and the business name Berbench given in the title. The National Photo Company, which worked in the capital in the early twentieth century, recorded the city's streets, shops and daily commerce, and views like this one show how merchants arranged their goods for passersby around 1920. The shop name comes from data attached to the negative and has not been independently verified, so treat it as a lead rather than settled fact. Streaks and blemishes across the 8 by 6 inch plate come from natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[ca. 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 scan7,178 × 5,513 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258574

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