Ground breaking, Masonic Temple, Takoma Park, [11/12/24] – Historic Photo Reproduction
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(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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Step back in time with Ground breaking, Masonic Temple, Takoma Park, [11/12/24], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ground breaking, Masonic Temple, Takoma Park, [11/12/24]
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A groundbreaking for the Masonic Temple in Takoma Park, Maryland, is the subject here, dated November 12, 1924, according to the negative's unverified notes. Takoma Park straddled the District line and grew quickly in the 1910s and 1920s, and fraternal lodges often built halls to serve expanding neighborhoods. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio active roughly from 1906 to 1932, recorded much of the capital region's street and civic life. The glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coatings.
| Created / published | [1924 November 12] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,234 × 4,203 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-241922 |
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