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609 12 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

609 12 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
609 12 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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This historic photograph of 609 12 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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609 12 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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The record gives only the address, 609 12th Street Northwest, so this view centers on one ordinary building on a downtown Washington street in the early 1920s. Twelfth Street ran through the city's commercial and government core, where offices, shops and homes stood side by side. The negative comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed Washington's streets and buildings in the early twentieth century, and Herbert A. French gave it to the Library of Congress in 1947. Faint streaks on the glass are signs of aging in its coating, not features of the scene.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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 scan5,569 × 7,121 px · prints to 19 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259460

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