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Site of Dutch Legation, 15th St., NW, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Site of Dutch Legation, 15th St., NW, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Site of Dutch Legation, 15th St., NW, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921]. 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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Step back in time with Site of Dutch Legation, 15th St., NW, [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Site of Dutch Legation, 15th St., NW, [Washington, D.C.]

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The subject here is a street site rather than a building photographed for its architecture: the title names the former location of the Dutch Legation on 15th Street NW in Washington. In the early 1920s, foreign legations were scattered through the capital's downtown and Dupont Circle districts, and the Netherlands mission was one of many that moved between rented houses as Washington's diplomatic corps grew. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented the city's streets and buildings in the early twentieth century, made this 8 x 6 inch glass negative, and its catalog title and date are unverified. The record also notes streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of the original coating, which is typical of glass plates of this age.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
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 scan7,146 × 5,521 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259167

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