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Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], ladies waiting room – Historic Reproduction

Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], ladies waiting room, [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], ladies waiting room, [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], ladies waiting room. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], ladies waiting room

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The ladies' waiting room at Union Station was one of the specialized spaces in the terminal that Daniel Burnham designed, which opened in Washington in 1907. Separate waiting areas for women were common in large railroad stations of the period, giving travelers a quieter place to rest away from the busy main concourse. The National Photo Company, which documented the capital extensively in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative around 1921 or 1922. Streaks and blemishes visible in the plate come from the gradual deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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 scan6,371 × 5,146 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259735

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