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Times, 1821 8 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Times, 1821 8 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1921] — historic photograph
Times, 1821 8 St., N.W., [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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Times, 1821 8 St., N.W., [Washington, D.C.]

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The title's "Times" and the address at 1821 Eighth Street Northwest point to one particular building on a Washington block, which sets this view apart from the city scenes around it. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that recorded Washington's streets, businesses and public life, made the negative in the early 1920s, after the First World War. The 8 by 6 inch glass plate shows streaks and blemishes from the slow breakdown of its original coatings, a common trait of negatives of this age, and it came to the Library of Congress as a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French.

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 scan5,480 × 7,073 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258974

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