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The Brighton, 2123 California St., [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

The Brighton, 2123 California St., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
The Brighton, 2123 California St., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928]. 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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The Brighton, 2123 California St., [Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The Brighton, 2123 California St., [Washington, D.C.]

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The Brighton at 2123 California Street was an apartment building in the residential northwest section of Washington, D.C., and this glass negative records its facade in the years between 1918 and 1928. That period saw steady growth in multi-unit housing across the capital as government workers and professionals sought homes within reach of downtown offices. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, which photographed the city's buildings and streets in the early twentieth century. The streaks and blemishes across the glass come from deterioration of the original coating, not from the scene itself, and they are worth noticing when you study the image.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
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 scan6,371 × 5,116 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262669

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