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[Dumbarton Theater on Wisconsin Ave., N.W., in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Dumbarton Theater on Wisconsin Ave., N.W., in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.], [1913] — historic photograph
[Dumbarton Theater on Wisconsin Ave., N.W., in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.], [1913]. 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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[Dumbarton Theater on Wisconsin Ave., N.W., in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Dumbarton Theater on Wisconsin Ave., N.W., in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.]

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The Dumbarton Theater on Wisconsin Avenue is the subject here, set in Georgetown, the older community on the Potomac that was absorbed into Washington, D.C., in 1871 and kept its own commercial character long after. Photographed in 1913, the building shows a neighborhood playhouse from the years when movies and live entertainment were still sharing bills in many American towns. The picture comes from the James M. Goode Collection in the Library of Congress, part of a group of 1910s prints documenting Washington's streets and public buildings.

Created / published[1913]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJames M. Goode Collection. Courtesy Robert Truax. No. G-2980X.
SubjectsTheaters--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,286 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176983

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