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Balmont house, 14 & Clifton, [Washington, D.C.], 1913 – Vintage Print

Balmont house, 14 & Clifton, [Washington, D.C.], 1913, 1913 — historic photograph
Balmont house, 14 & Clifton, [Washington, D.C.], 1913, 1913. 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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Balmont house, 14 & Clifton, [Washington, D.C.], 1913 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Balmont house, 14 & Clifton, [Washington, D.C.], 1913

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A residence at the corner of 14th Street and Clifton in Washington, D.C., is the subject here, though the place name comes from the studio's own label and has not been independently checked. The picture belongs to the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented the capital in the early twentieth century, producing street views and building photographs for postcards, publications and civic use. Because its glass plates were made to be printed in quantity, they now offer a useful record of everyday residential streets in 1913. The plate shows streaks and spots from the emulsion breaking down over the decades, a natural effect of aging that affects the image's clarity.

Created / published1913
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. 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 × 5,153 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260740

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