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Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C. – Historic Print

Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C., c1906. — historic photograph
Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C., c1906.. 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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A window into the past: Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C., preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in Washington, D.C., is the subject here, captured on an 8 x 10 inch glass negative made around 1906 by the Detroit Publishing Company. The bureau printed the nation's paper currency, bonds and postage stamps, so the building stood at the center of federal money-making at the time. Detroit Publishing, known for its large-format views of American cities, scenery and landmarks, recorded many federal buildings in the early twentieth century. Its glass plates, like this one, preserve the look of Washington before later expansions reshaped the area.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30542. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019146. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsGovernment facilities. Printing industry.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62601

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