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Standard Eng. Co., 511 11 St., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Standard Eng. Co., 511 11 St., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Standard Eng. Co., 511 11 St., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 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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Step back in time with Standard Eng. Co., 511 11 St., [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Standard Eng. Co., 511 11 St., [Washington, D.C.]

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This glass negative documents the Standard Engraving Company at 511 11th Street in Washington, D.C., a business address that gives the image its specific place in the city. It belongs to the National Photo Company collection, a commercial firm that photographed Washington's streets, buildings and businesses in the early twentieth century, and similar plates from this firm are dated to roughly 1910 to 1920. The surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of the original coatings, a common trait of glass negatives of this age that adds a hazy, worn texture worth noticing.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
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 scan5,159 × 6,395 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259893

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