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[Checkered cab?, White House in background; Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Checkered cab?, White House in background; Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
[Checkered cab?, White House in background; Washington, D.C.], [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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[Checkered cab?, White House in background; Washington, D.C.]

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What appears to be a checkered cab shares the frame with the White House, pairing the newer street life of automobiles with the executive mansion behind it. The National Photo Company made many views of Washington in the early 1920s, when taxis and private cars were becoming a familiar part of the capital's traffic. Herbert A. French gave this glass negative to the Library of Congress in 1947. Streaks and blemishes from deteriorating coatings are visible on the plate, a common condition for glass negatives of this age.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. 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 scan7,016 × 5,447 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259384

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