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Washington Statue Washington Circle, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Washington Statue Washington Circle, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Washington Statue Washington Circle, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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: Washington Statue Washington Circle, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Washington Statue Washington Circle, [Washington, D.C.]

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Few statues in the capital have been photographed as often as the equestrian George Washington at Washington Circle, where the bronze stands at the busy junction of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues. This glass negative, made by the National Photo Company in the early 1920s, records the monument as the city's traffic was growing. The company's photographers worked across Washington for roughly three decades, producing views for postcards and publications, so pictures like this one document the streetscape as much as the sculpture. The statue, designed by Clark Mills and placed here in 1860, is among the earliest equestrian monuments in the United States.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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. On envelope: Stanly Applebaum. 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 scan5,208 × 6,457 px · prints to 17 × 22 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259748

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