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Interior, House of Rep., [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

Interior, House of Rep., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1912 and 1930] — historic photograph
Interior, House of Rep., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1912 and 1930]. 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: Interior, House of Rep., [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Interior, House of Rep., [Washington, D.C.]

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Inside the Capitol's House chamber, this view survives on a 4 by 6 inch glass negative, a format common for detailed architectural work of the period. The House had met in its south wing chamber since 1857, and by the early 1900s the room was the setting for the debates and votes that shaped national policy. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented the city's buildings and public life in the years around 1912 to 1930. The title and date come from the company's notes and neighboring negatives, so they are approximate, and streaks and blemishes from the aging of the glass coating are worth noticing.

Created / published[between 1912 and 1930]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 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. Assigned A" to item number. 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 scan6,272 × 4,233 px · prints to 21 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257281

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