Glen Echo, 1928 – Vintage Wall Art
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with Glen Echo, 1928, 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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Glen Echo, 1928
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Glen Echo, Maryland, a stretch of Potomac riverbank northwest of Washington, is the place this 1928 glass negative records, at a time when the park drew city residents for summer rides, dancing, and outings. The site began as a Chautauqua assembly in 1891 and grew into an amusement park reached by trolley. The National Photo Company, which photographed the capital region in these years, left a large body of such views of everyday leisure. The streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coatings, and they are part of the negative's physical history.
| Created / published | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,959 × 4,063 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-247390 |
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