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Monument, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Monument, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
Monument, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917]. 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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Monument, [Washington, D.C.]

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The record gives this glass negative only the generic title "Monument," and the cataloger notes that the name comes from unverified data on the negative or its sleeve, so the exact subject is uncertain. It is one of the 8 by 6 inch plates made around 1916 and 1917 by the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that photographed the city's landmarks, streets and public buildings for postcards and souvenir views. Look for the streaks and blemishes in the image, which the catalog attributes to natural deterioration of the original coatings. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
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 scan5,419 × 6,994 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261994

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