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Eastern High School, Printing Dept., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Eastern High School, Printing Dept., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Eastern High School, Printing Dept., [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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Eastern High School, Printing Dept., [Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Eastern High School, Printing Dept., [Washington, D.C.]

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Eastern High School's printing department is the focus of this glass negative, which shows a school that trained students in the trades alongside academic subjects. Vocational instruction in printing, including typesetting and press work, was common in American high schools in the early 1900s, and it prepared many young people for jobs in the growing printing industry of the nation's capital. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington in the early twentieth century. Its plate carries streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of the original emulsion, which are worth noting when judging its detail.

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 scan6,959 × 5,488 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259940

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