Dedication of Scottish Rite Temple, Wash., D.C., Oct. 1915 – Antique Photo Print
(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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Dedication of Scottish Rite Temple, Wash., D.C., Oct. 1915 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Dedication of Scottish Rite Temple, Wash., D.C., Oct. 1915
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The subject is the dedication of the Scottish Rite Temple at 16th and S Streets in Washington, D.C., in October 1915, when the Southern Jurisdiction of Freemasonry formally opened its headquarters building. Architect John Russell Pope drew on the ancient Mausoleum at Halicarnassus for its monumental massing, a classical reference that still makes the building stand out on the city's skyline. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded Washington street scenes and civic events in the early twentieth century, made the glass negative. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from age, which add a faint texture to the record of the day.
| Created / published | 1915 Oct.. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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. |
| Subjects | United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,949 × 4,323 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257506 |
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