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Patio, Auditorium, Pan Am. Union, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Patio, Auditorium, Pan Am. Union, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Patio, Auditorium, Pan Am. Union, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1928]. 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 rare historic photograph captures Patio, Auditorium, Pan Am. Union, [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Patio, Auditorium, Pan Am. Union, [Washington, D.C.]

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Few courtyards in Washington carry as much diplomatic meaning as the patio of the Pan American Union, the building on Constitution Avenue that housed the organization linking the United States with its Latin American neighbors. Andrew Carnegie helped fund the building, which opened in 1910, and this glass negative from the National Photo Company shows the interior in the years between the world wars, when the Union was becoming a visible symbol of inter-American cooperation. The company documented the capital extensively in this period, so the picture also shows how official Washington presented itself. Streaks and clouding on the glass come from the natural deterioration of the original coatings.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
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--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,177 × 6,389 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262652

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