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Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926]. 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 rare historic photograph captures Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Chestnut Farms Dairy, [Washington, D.C.]

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Chestnut Farms Dairy was one of the best-known milk businesses in Washington, D.C., and this glass negative records it from the early twentieth century, roughly between 1910 and 1926. The National Photo Company, which photographed the city extensively during those years, made the image as part of a large commercial record of Washington life. Dairies of this period sold milk delivered by horse-drawn wagon, and pictures like this one document the working side of a capital city growing quickly. The glass plate also shows the wear typical of its age, with streaks and surface blemishes from deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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. On neg. sleeve: Lyons. 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 scan6,395 × 5,146 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261753

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