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Graham Bros. Fussel trucks, [Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., in background] – Antique Print

Graham Bros. Fussel trucks, [Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., in background], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Graham Bros. Fussel trucks, [Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., in background], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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 Graham Bros. Fussel trucks, [Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., in background], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Graham Bros. Fussel trucks, [Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., in background]

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Here, a line of Graham Bros. trucks parks with the Washington Monument rising in the background, which makes this a picture of commercial vehicles set against the capital's most recognizable landmark. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio active in the early twentieth century, produced many such views of the city, often for clients who wanted to show their products in a familiar setting. The record dates the negative to between 1910 and 1925, a period when motor trucks were rapidly replacing horse-drawn wagons in city deliveries. The glass plate shows the streaks and blemishes typical of aging emulsion, which are worth noticing as part of the image's physical history.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
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. 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,421 × 5,145 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260959

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