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Street car, Wash. D.C. – Vintage Wall Art

Street car, Wash. D.C., [between 1909 and 1923] — historic photograph
Street car, Wash. D.C., [between 1909 and 1923]. Historic photograph from the Trolleys & Streetcars 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 Street car, Wash. D.C.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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A streetcar rolling through Washington, D.C., is the subject of this glass negative, which dates from roughly 1909 to 1923. During those years the National Photo Company recorded the capital's streets, buildings and daily traffic in thousands of views, many of which reached visitors and publishers. Electric streetcars were then a common sight on the city's avenues, carrying commuters and shoppers across town. The plate came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947, and the faint streaks across its surface come from the natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1923]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 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 scan5,281 × 4,239 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-247977

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