U.S. Army barracks, Fort Myer, Va., c.1914 – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Step back in time with U.S. Army barracks, Fort Myer, Va., c.1914, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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U.S. Army barracks, Fort Myer, Va., c.1914
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Fort Myer, on the high ground above the Potomac across from Washington, was one of the oldest posts in the Army and by about 1914 it was closely tied to the service's growing interest in aviation and horsemanship. The barracks shown here belong to that long-established garrison, a place where soldiers lived in tightly spaced brick and frame buildings while the post stood in what is now Arlington County. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington and its surroundings in the early twentieth century. Its glass negative carries the streaks and clouding typical of aging emulsions, which is worth noticing when comparing its detail with later prints.
| Created / published | ca. 1914. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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. |
| Subjects | United States--Virginia--Arlington. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,971 × 4,300 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257393 |
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