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Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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 historic photograph of Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Riggs National bank, [Washington, D.C.]

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This glass negative records the Riggs National Bank, one of the best-known financial institutions in Washington, D.C., which traced its roots to 1836 and became a fixture of the city's downtown business district. The National Photo Company, which documented the capital's streets, buildings and institutions in large numbers during the early 1900s, made the image around 1921 to 1922. Visible streaks and blemishes in the glass come from deterioration of the original coating, so the negative shows its age as well as its subject.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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 scan5,521 × 7,081 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259484

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