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Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921]. 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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Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.] 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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Arlington Hotel, [Washington, D.C.]

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Few hotels in the capital sat closer to the center of federal life than the Arlington, which stood on Lafayette Square within sight of the White House. In the years around 1920, its guests included politicians and visiting families who came to see the government at work. This view is a glass negative from the National Photo Company, a firm that photographed Washington streets and landmarks for postcards and souvenir views in the early twentieth century. Look for the faint streaks and blemishes across the plate, which come from the natural breakdown of the original coating over time.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1921]
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 scan7,154 × 5,602 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258893

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