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U.S. Marine Band [on steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

U.S. Marine Band [on steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
U.S. Marine Band [on steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.], [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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Step back in time with U.S. Marine Band [on steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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U.S. Marine Band [on steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

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The U.S. Marine Band, the nation's oldest professional musical group and the official band of the President, is the subject here, shown posed on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The National Photo Company made this glass negative sometime between 1910 and 1926, a period when the company documented the capital's streets, monuments and public life for postcards and commercial sale. Band photographs like this one were popular with visitors and were often reproduced as souvenirs. The glass plate has the streaks and surface wear typical of aging coatings, a reminder of how fragile these early negatives are.

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 scan6,420 × 5,171 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261528

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