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[Georgetown University from observatory, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Georgetown University from observatory, Washington, D.C.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Georgetown University from observatory, Washington, D.C.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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Taken from the Georgetown University observatory, this view looks out over the college grounds and the surrounding streets of Washington's Georgetown neighborhood. The Jesuit-run school was founded in 1789 as Georgetown College, making it one of the oldest Catholic universities in the United States. The observatory, built on campus in the 1840s, gave the college's astronomers a high vantage point for their work. The glass negative was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its commercial views of American cities and landscapes.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 1783" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033484. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsUniversities & colleges. Educational facilities.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66737

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