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Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926]. 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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Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.]

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Chestnut Farms Dairy was one of the best-known milk suppliers in Washington, D.C., in the early twentieth century, and this glass negative captures the business during the years when the city's dairies were delivering bottled milk door to door. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital from roughly 1910 to 1926, made the image, and its catalog of street scenes and storefronts offers a useful record of everyday commerce. Because the title comes from the company's own notes rather than a verified source, the exact location and date remain approximate, but the glass plate itself preserves the look of a working city dairy from that period.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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. On neg. sleeve: Drew x. 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 scan5,158 × 6,341 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261745

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