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Washington Impeller Co., Chas. McKinley – Vintage Wall Art

Washington Impeller Co., Chas. McKinley, [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Washington Impeller Co., Chas. McKinley, [between 1918 and 1928]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Washington Impeller Co., Chas. McKinley. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Washington Impeller Co., Chas. McKinley

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A glass negative titled as the Washington Impeller Co., with a photographer's name, Chas. McKinley, offers a glimpse of the city's commercial life in the years after World War I. The company's name points to a maker of impellers, the rotating vanes used in pumps and fans, though the title comes from unverified notes on the negative sleeve. The National Photo Company, which produced this and many similar negatives, documented Washington's streets, businesses and institutions in the early twentieth century. Streaks and blemishes are common on glass plates of this age, where the original coatings have deteriorated over time.

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 scan6,457 × 5,171 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262483

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