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Chas. H. Potter & Co. Printers, Wash., D.C. – Vintage Wall Art

Chas. H. Potter & Co. Printers, Wash., D.C., [between 1910 and 1935] — historic photograph
Chas. H. Potter & Co. Printers, Wash., D.C., [between 1910 and 1935]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Chas. H. Potter & Co. Printers, Wash., D.C.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Chas. H. Potter & Co. Printers, Wash., D.C.

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The name on this glass negative, Chas. H. Potter & Co., points to a Washington, D.C., printing business, a kind of establishment that once clustered near the city's government offices and newspapers. The National Photo Company, which made the image in the years between 1910 and 1935, was a commercial studio that recorded the capital's streets, storefronts and businesses during that period. Glass plates like this one were the standard medium of the day, and the record notes that the coating has developed streaks and other blemishes from age, so the surface may show damage that the original photographer never intended.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1935]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 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. 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 scan7,129 × 5,537 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260413

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