Georgetown relay, 5/10/24 – Vintage Wall Art
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(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: Georgetown relay, 5/10/24, 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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Georgetown relay, 5/10/24
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Taken on May 10, 1924, this glass negative records a relay in Georgetown, the Washington, D.C., neighborhood that was already an established port town before the federal city was laid out. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital in the early twentieth century, produced large numbers of views of streets, public events and daily life. Because the image survives on glass, it keeps fine detail, though streaks and other blemishes from the deteriorating coating are visible across the plate. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.
| Created / published | [19]24 May 10. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,240 × 4,268 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-240622 |
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