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American University, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

American University, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
American University, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917]. 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 American University, [Washington, D.C.]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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American University, [Washington, D.C.]

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American University, located in northwest Washington, D.C., is the subject of this glass negative from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital's buildings, streets and institutions in the early twentieth century. The university was chartered by Congress in 1893 and had moved to its Mass Avenue campus, known as the Spring Valley area, by the time this picture was made. Because the record title comes from data written on the negative itself and is unverified, the exact vantage point is best read as a general view of the campus during the years around 1916 and 1917. Viewers may notice streaks and blemishes across the glass, which result from deterioration in the original coatings rather than from the photographer's choices.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
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 scan6,506 × 5,128 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262212

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