Flood at Bladensburg, Md., 1/18/26 – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Flood at Bladensburg, Md., 1/18/26, [19]26 January 18. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8b/8ba82979c3d0-L.webp)
(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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Flood at Bladensburg, Md., 1/18/26 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Flood at Bladensburg, Md., 1/18/26
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Bladensburg, a small town in Prince George's County, Maryland, sits where the branches of the Anacostia River meet, so it has long been exposed to high water. This glass negative, dated January 18, 1926, records the town during a flood. It was made by the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented news events and local scenes in the 1910s and 1920s, and Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947. Viewers may notice streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from deterioration of the original coating rather than from the scene itself.
| Created / published | [19]26 January 18. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,288 × 4,251 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-244778 |
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