Friendship Fire Dept., Alex., [Virginia] – Antique Wall Art
![Friendship Fire Dept., Alex., [Virginia], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c5/c542896f0d5e-L.webp)
(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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Friendship Fire Dept., Alex., [Virginia] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Friendship Fire Dept., Alex., [Virginia]
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The Friendship Fire Department of Alexandria, Virginia, carries a name that speaks to the fellowship of its volunteers, and the company dates to 1774, making it one of the oldest such organizations in the region. The National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented American towns and institutions in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative, which dates from roughly 1910 to 1920. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural deterioration of its original coating, a reminder of how fragile these early plates are.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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. |
| Subjects | United States--Virginia--Alexandria. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,504 × 7,081 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-259861 |
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