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[Business establishments in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Business establishments in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.], [1918?] — historic photograph
[Business establishments in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.], [1918?]. 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 [Business establishments in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A storefront-lined stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in downtown Washington, the 600 block is the subject here, and the record gives its date as 1918 with a question mark, while a pencil note on the print suggests the photograph was taken after 1926. The image belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, whose staff documented the city's streets and commercial life for decades. Downtown blocks like this one were later cleared for the Federal Triangle building program in the 1930s, so the photograph preserves a streetscape that no longer exists. Look closely at the signs and shopfronts for clues to the businesses and the era.

Created / published[1918?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreD.C. -- 1918?; Photog. I.; Washington
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Architecture in the Washington, D.C., region: Business Establishments and Stores. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Written in pencil on print - Reader says date is after 1926." Caption card tracings: Washington
SubjectsD.C. -- Streets -- Pennsylvania.; Washington
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,212 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-143930

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