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Wilkins Bldg., [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Wilkins Bldg., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Wilkins Bldg., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Wilkins Bldg., [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Wilkins Bldg., [Washington, D.C.]

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The Wilkins Building, a Washington, D.C., structure, appears here under a title the National Photo Company wrote on the glass negative or its sleeve, and that title has not been independently verified, so its location and history are worth checking against city records. The picture is dated to roughly 1910 to 1920, when the company was photographing the capital's streets, public buildings and businesses for postcards and sale to visitors. Streaks and blemishes from the deteriorating coating on the glass are visible, which shows how the negative has aged as much as the scene it captured.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
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--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,139 × 6,415 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260014

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