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[Washington Virginia Motor Co. interior] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Washington Virginia Motor Co. interior], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
[Washington Virginia Motor Co. interior], [between 1910 and 1926]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Washington Virginia Motor Co. interior]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The interior view of the Washington Virginia Motor Co. sets this glass negative apart, offering a glimpse inside an automobile business during the years between 1910 and 1926, when motorcars were moving from novelty to everyday purchase. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial firm known for recording local businesses, streets and civic life, likely made the negative during that period. The title comes from information recorded on a related negative, and part of the original caption is missing, so the identification should be read with some caution. Streaks and faint blemishes on the glass reflect the natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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 of related neg. Date from negatives in same range. Part of caption torn off. 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,340 × 5,122 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261580

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