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Times, 612 to 642, Princeton St., [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Times, 612 to 642, Princeton St., [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Times, 612 to 642, Princeton St., [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 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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Times, 612 to 642, Princeton St., [Washington, D.C.]

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This glass negative records a stretch of Princeton Street in Washington, D.C., with street numbers 612 to 642, which places the view on a residential block rather than a famous landmark. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented the city's streets and buildings in the 1910s and early 1920s, made it, and its date of 1919 or 1920 is inferred from neighboring negatives in the same group. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947. Look closely at the surface, where streaks and blemishes from the aging of the original coating are visible.

Created / published[1919 or 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,821 × 5,321 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258310

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