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Catholic University, [Washington, D.C.], Gibbons Hall – Antique Print

Catholic University, [Washington, D.C.], Gibbons Hall, [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Catholic University, [Washington, D.C.], Gibbons Hall, [between 1910 and 1926]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Catholic University, [Washington, D.C.], Gibbons Hall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Catholic University, [Washington, D.C.], Gibbons Hall

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Gibbons Hall, on the campus of Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is the subject here, a building named for James Cardinal Gibbons, who led the American Catholic Church for decades and was closely tied to the founding of the university. This glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington's buildings, streets and public life in the early twentieth century. The negative is dated only to a span between 1910 and 1926, so its exact year is uncertain, and its surface shows streaks and blemishes from age, a common trait of glass plates from that era.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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. 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 scan6,402 × 5,153 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261459

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