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Penna. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], illuminated – Antique Wall Art

Penna. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], illuminated, [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Penna. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], illuminated, [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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Penna. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], illuminated comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Penna. Ave., [Washington, D.C.], illuminated

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Pennsylvania Avenue, shown here illuminated after dark, is the broad route linking the Capitol and the White House, and night views of it show how the city looked to evening visitors in the early twentieth century. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed Washington's streets, monuments and government buildings in the 1910s and 1920s, made views like this one for sale to the public. The record dates the negative only to between 1910 and 1920, so the exact night is unknown. The glass may show streaks and blemishes, which come from the coating on the plate deteriorating over time rather than from the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
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 scan6,365 × 5,128 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259880

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