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Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.]; methods of smuggling opium – Vintage Wall Art

Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.]; methods of smuggling opium, [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.]; methods of smuggling opium, [1919 or 1920]. 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 Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.]; methods of smuggling opium. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Treasury, Internal Revenue Dept., [Washington, D.C.]; methods of smuggling opium

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Among the National Photo Company views of Washington, this glass negative stands out for its subject: a Treasury Department Internal Revenue display illustrating methods of smuggling opium. Federal control of opium came through the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914, which placed enforcement with the Internal Revenue Bureau and made concealed shipments a federal concern. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio working in the capital during the 1910s and 1920s, recorded many government subjects like this one, and the negative is dated to about 1919 or 1920.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,941 × 5,314 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257904

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