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Parade on Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C., Feb. 21, 1919 – Vintage Photo Print

Parade on Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C., Feb. 21, 1919, 1919 Feb. 21. — historic photograph
Parade on Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C., Feb. 21, 1919, 1919 Feb. 21.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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Step back in time with Parade on Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C., Feb. 21, 1919, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Parade on Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C., Feb. 21, 1919

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A February 1919 parade along Pennsylvania Avenue, the broad route linking the Capitol and the White House, sets this glass negative apart as a specific street scene from the National Photo Company's Washington holdings. The date falls a few months after the Armistice ended fighting in Europe, when returning troops and civic processions often filled the avenue. The company, a commercial studio active in the capital in the early twentieth century, documented such events for wide circulation. The plate also shows streaks and blemishes from natural deterioration of its coating, which are worth keeping in mind when studying its finer details.

Created / published1919 Feb. 21.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,955 × 4,301 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257357

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