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Parade, Wash., D.C. – Historic Photo Reproduction

Parade, Wash., D.C., [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph
Parade, Wash., D.C., [between 1909 and 1940]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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 Parade, Wash., D.C. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that made a large body of street and event views in the early twentieth century, recorded this parade in the nation's capital, though the record gives no route, date or marching units. The title comes from the studio's own label on the negative, which the Library of Congress notes is unverified, so the exact occasion is open to question. Parades were a staple of Washington life between the 1910s and 1930s, drawing crowds down Pennsylvania Avenue for patriotic observances, civic groups and military processions. The glass plate itself shows the streaks and surface blemishes typical of aging emulsion, which are part of what makes it a record of the period's technology as well as its streets.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1940]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 scan5,994 × 4,311 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257372

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