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White House, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

White House, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph
White House, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1918 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the White House 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 White House, [Washington, D.C.]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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White House, [Washington, D.C.]

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The White House appears here as a glass negative from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed Washington landmarks, government buildings and street scenes in the years around the First World War. The record dates it loosely to between 1918 and 1920, a stretch when the executive mansion stood at the center of a capital crowded with wartime agencies and visitors. The title is noted as unverified, so the exact viewpoint is best taken from the image itself. Surface streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the deterioration of its original coating, a common trait of negatives from this period.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. 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 one.
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.) Official residences. Government facilities. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,214 × 4,236 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-229440

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