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Pan American Union building under construction, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Photo Print

Pan American Union building under construction, Washington, D.C., 1910 — historic photograph
Pan American Union building under construction, Washington, D.C., 1910. 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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Step back in time with Pan American Union building under construction, Washington, D.C., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Pan American Union building under construction, Washington, D.C.

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This photograph shows the Pan American Union building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., while it was still going up. The building was financed largely by Andrew Carnegie and was meant to house the Pan American Union, an organization of American republics that shared offices and information in the capital. The library's record dates the picture to 1910, though that date comes from an old caption card and has not been independently verified. Even so, the scene fits the period, when the building was completed and the Union's presence in the city was taking shape.

Created / published1910
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Washington, D.C.--Pan Am U.; Construction; D.C. Washington--Bldgs., Non Govmt.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,230 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-135146

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