Barr Bldg. – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Barr Bldg., [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b2/b254308e9991-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: Barr Bldg., preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The subject is a building labeled "Barr Bldg." on the negative sleeve, but that title is unverified, so its location and occupant remain uncertain. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. commercial studio whose glass negatives record the capital's streets, architecture and institutions in the early twentieth century. The negative is dated to roughly 1918 to 1928 and entered the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947. Streaks and blemishes are visible, the result of natural deterioration in the original coatings on glass plates of this age.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1928] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,171 × 6,383 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-262578 |
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