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Dupont National Bank building, near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Wall Art

Dupont National Bank building, near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., [ca. 1925] — historic photograph
Dupont National Bank building, near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., [ca. 1925]. 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 historic photograph of Dupont National Bank building, near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Dupont National Bank building, near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.

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Dupont Circle grew into one of Washington's busiest commercial and residential districts in the early twentieth century, and this view records a bank that stood within that growing neighborhood. The photograph comes from the National Photo Company, a firm that documented the capital's streets, public buildings and businesses for decades, so it preserves how a Washington bank looked around 1925. Banks of this period were designed to project permanence and trust to customers, which makes the image a useful record of how financial institutions presented themselves to the public.

Created / published[ca. 1925]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Architecture in the Washington, D.C., region: Banks. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. F82-505. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash. -- Bldgs., Non-govt.; Banks; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,218 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-129429

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