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City Post Ofc., [Washington, D.C.] & group – Historic Reproduction

City Post Ofc., [Washington, D.C.] & group, [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
City Post Ofc., [Washington, D.C.] & group, [between 1910 and 1926]. 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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The "City Post Ofc." in this view is the central mail facility serving Washington, D.C., and the image pairs the building with a group of people gathered before it. The National Photo Company produced large numbers of glass negatives in the early twentieth century, documenting the capital's streets, government buildings, and everyday life for postcards and tourist views. Those negatives were typically made for commercial reproduction, so scenes like this one give a sense of how the city's public institutions looked and how ordinary visitors and workers appeared in front of them. Visible streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
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 scan6,432 × 5,189 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261423

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