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Speedway, Washington, D.C. – Antique Wall Art

Speedway, Washington, D.C., [between 1909 and 1923] — historic photograph
Speedway, Washington, D.C., [between 1909 and 1923]. 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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Step back in time with Speedway, Washington, D.C., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Speedway, Washington, D.C.

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Few attractions in the capital of the 1910s drew crowds like a track built for speed, and this glass negative records one, titled simply Speedway, Washington, D.C. The National Photo Company produced a vast body of views of the city in the years between about 1909 and 1923, sold as postcards and souvenirs to visitors who wanted pictures of local sights and novelties. The streaks and blemishes across the plate come from natural deterioration in the original coatings, not from the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1923]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 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 four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,937 × 4,269 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-248305

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