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Washington Square and Trinity Church, Newport News, Va. – Vintage Wall Art

Washington Square and Trinity Church, Newport News, Va., [between 1890 and 1906] — historic photograph
Washington Square and Trinity Church, Newport News, Va., [between 1890 and 1906]. Historic photograph from the Newport 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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Step back in time with Washington Square and Trinity Church, Newport News, Va., a historic photograph rich in period 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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Washington Square and Trinity Church, Newport News, Va.

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Washington Square and Trinity Church show a open civic plaza in Newport News, Virginia, anchored by a church, at a time when the city was growing quickly. The town developed around the coal piers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the shipyard founded in 1886, which drew workers and new residents to the area. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its large catalog of American scenes, made this view on a 5 by 7 inch glass negative. Its date falls between 1890 and 1906, estimated from the company's 1906 catalog, so the scene captures the city in its early boom years.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDate based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 09395. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsPlazas. Churches.United States--Virginia--Newport News.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 713 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-76643

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