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New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 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 rare historic photograph captures New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, [Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, [Washington, D.C.]

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New York Avenue Presbyterian Church is the subject here, a Washington, D.C. landmark that stood on New York Avenue in the early twentieth century. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital from roughly 1910 to 1925, made this glass negative, which was later given to the Library of Congress by Herbert A. French in 1947. Glass plates like this one were the standard way to capture architecture in sharp detail, and the faint streaks and blemishes visible on the surface are signs of age in the original coating rather than flaws in the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,122 × 6,461 px · prints to 17 × 22 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260906

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