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Glen Echo, Md. – Historic Photograph Print

Glen Echo, Md., [between 1910 and 1935] — historic photograph
Glen Echo, Md., [between 1910 and 1935]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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 Glen Echo, Md. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Glen Echo, in Montgomery County, Maryland, is the subject here, a place that drew crowds in the early twentieth century as a trolley-served amusement park and Chautauqua-style retreat along the Potomac. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the capital region and its surroundings for decades, made the glass negative, which later came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947. The record dates it only to the years between 1910 and 1935, and the title comes from the studio's own notes rather than a verified source, so the exact moment it was taken remains uncertain. Visible streaks and blemishes on the plate come from the natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1935]
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--Maryland--Glen Echo.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,177 × 6,408 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260436

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