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Garfield Hospital, [Washington, D.C.], Christmas tree – Historic Reproduction

Garfield Hospital, [Washington, D.C.], Christmas tree, [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Garfield Hospital, [Washington, D.C.], Christmas tree, [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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Garfield Hospital, [Washington, D.C.], Christmas tree comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Garfield Hospital, [Washington, D.C.], Christmas tree

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A Christmas tree stands inside Garfield Hospital, a Washington institution named for President James A. Garfield, who was shot in 1881 and died that September. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented the capital's streets, buildings and institutions from about 1907 to 1932, made the picture, and its record dates it to roughly 1921 to 1922. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of its original coatings, which gives the holiday scene an unplanned, weathered texture.

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 scan5,220 × 6,426 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259793

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