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Washington's tomb at Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Washington's tomb at Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
Washington's tomb at Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917]. 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: Washington's tomb at Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Washington's tomb at Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

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The title places "Washington's tomb" at the Capitol, but the record flags it as unverified, and it is worth knowing that George Washington is buried at Mount Vernon, Virginia, not in Washington, D.C. The label may refer to a memorial or commemorative feature on the Capitol grounds, or it may be a cataloguing error. The negative belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, a commercial firm that photographed Washington's sights in the early twentieth century for postcards and views sold to visitors. Its 8 by 6 inch glass plate, dated to roughly 1916 to 1917, shows the surface streaks typical of aging emulsion.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,024 × 5,397 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262026

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