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Penna. Ave. at night, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

Penna. Ave. at night, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
Penna. Ave. at night, [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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This historic photograph of Penna. Ave. at night, [Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Penna. Ave. at night, [Washington, D.C.]

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Few streets in the capital carry as much ceremony as Pennsylvania Avenue, the route linking the Capitol and the White House, and this glass negative shows it after dark. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that issued views of Washington as postcards and prints, made pictures like this around 1916 and 1917. Night scenes on glass plates required long exposures, so the street lights and nearby buildings register as soft, uneven glows. Streaks and blemishes on the plate come from age in its original coatings, and they are part of what makes the negative worth a closer look.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
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 scan6,443 × 5,083 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262284

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