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Congressional Country Club, [Bethesda, Maryland]; air view – Historic Photograph Print

Congressional Country Club, [Bethesda, Maryland]; air view, [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
Congressional Country Club, [Bethesda, Maryland]; air view, [between 1916 and 1917]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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This rare historic photograph captures Congressional Country Club, [Bethesda, Maryland]; air view in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Congressional Country Club, [Bethesda, Maryland]; air view

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Aerial views of the Bethesda countryside from the mid-1910s are uncommon, which makes this one worth a closer look. The title names the Congressional Country Club, but the club was not founded until the 1920s, so the label probably reflects the site's later name and should be read with that in mind. The National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio active in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative, which Herbert A. French donated in 1947. The streaks and blemishes on the plate come from the gradual deterioration of its original coating.

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--Maryland--Bethesda.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,517 × 5,134 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262206

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