Penna. Ave from Capitol – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Penna. Ave from Capitol, [between 1909 and 1923] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d5/d5591ca4d078-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: Penna. Ave from Capitol, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Penna. Ave from Capitol
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Pennsylvania Avenue, photographed from the Capitol, stretches west in a long straight line toward the White House, the ceremonial route Pierre L'Enfant set out in his 1791 plan for the capital. The view comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that recorded the city's streets and public buildings in the early 1900s for sale as postcards and souvenir views. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of its original coating, a flaw that softens the scene and reflects the fragile materials of the period.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1923] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,948 × 4,323 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-248213 |
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