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Herald Sheperdstown Tour, Geo. Washington Monument – Historic Print

Herald Sheperdstown Tour, Geo. Washington Monument, [1920] — historic photograph
Herald Sheperdstown Tour, Geo. Washington Monument, [1920]. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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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Herald Sheperdstown Tour, Geo. Washington Monument

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The title pairs a "Herald Sheperdstown Tour" with the Washington Monument, though the record notes that this wording came from unverified data written on the negative sleeve. The monument is the marble obelisk on the National Mall, completed in 1884 and opened to visitors in 1888. The National Photo Company, which recorded many Washington landmarks for tourists in the early twentieth century, made the negative around 1920. Streaks and small blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,376 × 4,345 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-231431

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