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The National Tabernacle, Washington, D.C. – Antique Print

The National Tabernacle, Washington, D.C., [between ca. 1946 and 1950] — historic photograph
The National Tabernacle, Washington, D.C., [between ca. 1946 and 1950]. 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 The National Tabernacle, Washington, D.C.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The National Tabernacle, Washington, D.C.

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The National Tabernacle is a church in Washington, D.C., and this print, likely made between about 1946 and 1950, shows it at a time when the city was growing quickly after the Second World War. Postwar population growth and new federal jobs brought many new congregations and larger church buildings to the capital, and a tabernacle, a name often chosen for a large auditorium-style house of worship, reflects that expansion. The picture comes from the Werner E. Weber Collection, a group of mid-century photographic prints that documents Washington's streets and institutions in the years before the city changed dramatically.

Created / published[between ca. 1946 and 1950]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1940-1960.
NotesWerner E. Weber Collection.
SubjectsChurches--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 953 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163089

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