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[.] shop, Central High School, Wash., D.C. – Antique Photo Print

[.] shop, Central High School, Wash., D.C., [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
[.] shop, Central High School, Wash., D.C., [between 1910 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Step back in time with [.] shop, Central High School, Wash., D.C., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[.] shop, Central High School, Wash., D.C.

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A storefront near Central High School in Washington, D.C., is the subject here, though the first word of its name is missing from the record, so the shop's name and trade remain unknown. The National Photo Company worked in the capital in the early twentieth century, recording streets, storefronts and public buildings on glass negatives, and scenes like this one capture the commercial life that grew up around schools in that period. The negative is dated only to the 1910s, and its record notes streaks and blemishes from the breakdown of its original coating, flaws that now give the image a worn, softened look.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
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 scan6,444 × 5,094 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260087

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