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U.S. Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] & Graf Zepplin – Historic Print

U.S. Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] & Graf Zepplin, [between 1912 and 1930] — historic photograph
U.S. Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] & Graf Zepplin, [between 1912 and 1930]. 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 rare historic photograph captures U.S. Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] & Graf Zepplin in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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U.S. Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] & Graf Zepplin

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Many views of the Capitol exist, but this one pairs the dome with the Graf Zeppelin, the German airship that first flew in 1928 and drew enormous attention in the United States. The title suggests the photographer caught the airship passing over the city. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that sold city views in the early twentieth century, made many such images. Streaks and blemishes from the glass coatings' natural deterioration are visible, and the date is inferred from neighboring negatives rather than a firm record.

Created / published[between 1912 and 1930]
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 six
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,075 × 4,438 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256974

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