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Library of Congress, [1925] — historic photograph
Library of Congress, [1925]. Historic photograph from the Library of Congress collection.

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Few buildings in Washington are as closely tied to American scholarship as the Library of Congress, and this glass negative, dated to about 1925, shows it during a period when the institution had long outgrown its earlier quarters in the Capitol. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio active in the early twentieth century, produced many views of the capital's public buildings for visitors and publishers. Glass plates like this one were the standard medium of the day, and the streaks and blemishes that may appear on the original come from the natural deterioration of its coatings over time. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library in 1947.

Created / published[1925]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 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 four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,627 × 4,558 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-244018

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