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Earle Theater, [13th and E St., NW, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Earle Theater, [13th and E St., NW, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
Earle Theater, [13th and E St., NW, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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Earle Theater, [13th and E St., NW, Washington, D.C.]

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The Earle Theater at 13th and E Streets NW is the subject here, a downtown Washington venue photographed in the years when movie houses were becoming a fixture of American city centers. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented Washington streets and buildings for views and postcards, made the glass negative, which the record dates to between 1910 and 1925. The title comes from information written on the negative sleeve and has not been independently verified. Careful viewers may notice streaks and blemishes, which come from the natural deterioration of the original coatings on the glass.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
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. Duplicated number; relabeled as 622A. 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 scan5,117 × 6,478 px · prints to 17 × 22 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261020

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