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[Congress, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

[Congress, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph
[Congress, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1940]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Congress, Washington, D.C.]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Catalogued simply as *Congress, Washington, D.C.*, this glass negative carries a title devised by Library staff rather than by its maker, so the view is best read as a scene tied to the national legislature. It belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, the work of a commercial studio that photographed the capital in the early twentieth century, and it is dated only to a span between 1909 and 1940. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library in 1947. Visitors should also look for the streaks and blemishes on its surface, which the Library attributes to natural deterioration of the original coatings.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1940]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. 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 scan5,982 × 4,311 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257698

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