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Times, 5501 13[th] St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Times, 5501 13[th] St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Times, 5501 13[th] St., N.W., [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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Times, 5501 13[th] St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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Its title sets this picture apart: a business or building called the Times at 5501 13th Street Northwest, far north of the Mall in a residential and commercial stretch of the city. The National Photo Company, which worked in Washington from about 1907, sent photographers across the District to record streets, storefronts and houses, and its glass negatives now form a broad portrait of the capital in the years after World War I. The library notes that the title comes from unverified information written on the negative or its sleeve, so the name is worth checking. Any streaks or blemishes on the glass come from the aging of the original coating, not from the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
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 scan6,439 × 5,165 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259002

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