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Dr. Bliss, interior, 13th & G, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Dr. Bliss, interior, 13th & G, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Dr. Bliss, interior, 13th & G, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920]. 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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A window into the past: Dr. Bliss, interior, 13th & G, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Dr. Bliss, interior, 13th & G, [Washington, D.C.]

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An interior at the corner of 13th and G streets in Washington, labeled for a Dr. Bliss, is the subject of this glass negative, though the record gives no further detail about the room or his practice. Dated to about 1919 or 1920, it belongs to the National Photo Company collection, the work of a commercial studio that documented Washington's streets, buildings and interiors in the early twentieth century. Streaks and blemishes across the glass reflect natural deterioration of the original coatings, a common condition for negatives of this age. Herbert A. French donated the negative to the Library of Congress in 1947.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,957 × 5,359 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258147

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