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Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Bureau Printing & Engraving, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced the paper currency, bonds, and stamps of the United States, and its work made it one of the most closely watched federal workplaces in the capital. The National Photo Company, which photographed Washington's government buildings and streets in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative sometime between 1910 and 1925. The title comes from the company's own notes and has not been independently verified. The negative shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of its original coating, which give the image a faint, textured quality.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
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 scan6,483 × 5,167 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261196

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