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Petworth Schools & portables, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Petworth Schools & portables, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Petworth Schools & portables, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 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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A window into the past: Petworth Schools & portables, [Washington, D.C.], 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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Petworth Schools & portables, [Washington, D.C.]

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Petworth, a residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, is the place named in this glass negative, which shows schools and portable classroom buildings. Portable classrooms were a common stopgap in growing American cities after the First World War, when enrollments rose faster than permanent buildings could be constructed. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital's streets and public buildings in the early twentieth century, made the image. The negative came to the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French, and streaks and blemishes on the glass reflect the gradual breakdown of its original coating.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,949 × 5,306 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257977

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