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Trew Motor Co. interior, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Trew Motor Co. interior, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Trew Motor Co. interior, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 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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Trew Motor Co. interior, [Washington, D.C.]

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A glass negative of the interior of the Trew Motor Co. in Washington, D.C., it captures a commercial space from around 1920, when the automobile was becoming a fixture of city life. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city in the early 20th century, made the image, and its collection came to the Library of Congress as a gift in 1947. The title comes from the studio's own unverified notes, and the date is inferred from other negatives in the same range. Viewers should also expect streaks and blemishes, which are typical of aging glass plate coatings.

Created / published[ca. 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.}.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,420 × 5,153 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258429

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