J.H. Hammond's, Washington – Antique Print
(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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A window into the past: J.H. Hammond's, Washington, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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J.H. Hammond's, Washington
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The record names this view after J.H. Hammond's in Washington, but that title comes from caption cards the Bain News Service wrote without verification, so the exact location and date remain uncertain. George Grantham Bain founded his news photography agency in New York in 1899, supplying newspapers with pictures of streets, commerce and public events. Glass negatives like this one were the standard working medium of the period, and storefront views of this kind preserve signage, dress and street life that historians of urban commerce often use. City directories from the early twentieth century are a good place to confirm the firm.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,178 × 5,778 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10700 |
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