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[The Boulevard, Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[The Boulevard, Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.], [between 1905 and 1915] — historic photograph
[The Boulevard, Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.], [between 1905 and 1915]. 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 [The Boulevard, Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.] in remarkable 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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Looking across the open ground of Potomac Park, this view keeps the Washington Monument in sight above the tree-lined drive, with the Washington Channel visible beyond. Much of the park was built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Potomac, and the broad walks shown here reflect the effort to turn that marshy shore into public recreation space in the years before 1915. The Detroit Publishing Company sent photographers across the country to document cities, parks and scenery, and this glass negative is part of that broad survey of American places.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Includes Washington Monument and Washington Channel. G 8069" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039998. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsParks. Streets.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69395

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