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Fords Theather [i.e., Theater], [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

Fords Theather [i.e., Theater], [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph
Fords Theather [i.e., Theater], [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1920]. 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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A window into the past: Fords Theather [i.e., Theater], [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Fords Theather [i.e., Theater], [Washington, D.C.]

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Ford's theater on Tenth Street is best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, during a performance of *Our American Cousin*. The building was a working playhouse for only a short time before that night, and the federal government took it over afterward. By the years this glass negative was made, roughly 1918 to 1920, the theater was no longer used for performances, and the building was a point of national memory in the capital. The National Photo Company made many views like this one for public sale, so the image records how the landmark looked to the city's visitors in the decades after the assassination.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one.
SubjectsFord's Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Theaters. Historic buildings. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,224 × 3,480 px · prints to 14 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-229488

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