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Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928]. 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: Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [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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Harry C. Grover fire, 1210 G St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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A fire at 1210 G Street Northwest in downtown Washington, D.C., is the subject of this glass negative, which the record links to Harry C. Grover, though that title comes from information the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve and has not been independently verified. The company, active in the capital in the early twentieth century, produced a large body of street and building views for sale to the public. The negative is dated only to a span between 1918 and 1928, so it offers a glimpse of downtown commercial life in those years. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of its original coatings.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,432 × 5,146 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262497

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