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House of Rep. Post Office, [Washington, D.C.], 3/20/26 – Historic Print

House of Rep. Post Office, [Washington, D.C.], 3/20/26, [19]26 March 20. — historic photograph
House of Rep. Post Office, [Washington, D.C.], 3/20/26, [19]26 March 20.. 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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This historic photograph of House of Rep. Post Office, [Washington, D.C.], 3/20/26 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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House of Rep. Post Office, [Washington, D.C.], 3/20/26

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Inside the Capitol, the House of Representatives ran its own post office for members and their staff, and this glass negative records that working room on March 20, 1926. The office handled letters and packages moving between lawmakers, their offices and constituents across the country. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented the capital and its government buildings in the early twentieth century, and it reached the collection through a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947. Streaks and blemishes across the plate come from natural deterioration of the original coatings, so the picture shows its age as well as its subject.

Created / published[19]26 March 20.
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 scan6,080 × 4,401 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-256900

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