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Glen Echo, Md. – Historic Photograph Print

Glen Echo, Md., [between 1910 and 1935] — historic photograph
Glen Echo, Md., [between 1910 and 1935]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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A window into the past: Glen Echo, Md., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Glen Echo, in Montgomery County, Maryland, is the subject of this glass negative, one of many views the National Photo Company made of the Washington area in the early twentieth century. The park grew out of a Chautauqua-style assembly grounds in the 1890s and became a popular amusement destination reached by trolley from the capital, drawing families for rides, dances and summer outings along the Potomac. The company's photographers recorded such places for sale as souvenirs and postcards. Glass negatives of this period often show streaks and blemishes from the aging of their coatings, so the surface marks here are worth noting as part of the object's history.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1935]
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--Maryland--Glen Echo.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,402 × 5,134 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260435

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