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[ARGO Auto, $295.00, Union Station, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

[ARGO Auto, $295.00, Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
[ARGO Auto, $295.00, Union Station, 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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[ARGO Auto, $295.00, Union Station, Washington, D.C.]

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An automobile advertisement listing a price of $295 appears to be the subject of this glass negative, made at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital for decades, likely produced it between 1910 and 1920. Union Station opened in 1907 as the city's main rail terminal, so the picture captures a busy public building at a time when cars were just beginning to reach ordinary buyers. The glass may show streaks and blemishes from the slow breakdown of its original coating, which is part of what makes the negative worth a closer look.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
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 scan6,919 × 5,299 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260295

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