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1 St. & Md. Ave., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

1 St. & Md. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
1 St. & Md. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of 1 St. & Md. Ave., [Washington, D.C.]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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1 St. & Md. Ave., [Washington, D.C.]

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The record places this view at 1st Street and Maryland Avenue, a corner near the Capitol where avenues and smaller streets met in a dense mix of offices, boarding houses, and shops. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio active in the early twentieth century, photographed the city's streets and buildings and sold the views to residents and visitors. This 8 by 6 inch glass negative dates from about 1921 to 1922, and its notes point to streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of the original coating, so fine detail may be softened in places.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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 scan7,129 × 5,554 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259627

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