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Photographs taken in and near Washington, D.C., by the National Photo Co., whose archive of thousands of negatives (mostly glass plates) and prints was donated by proprietor Herbert E. French to the Library of Congress in 1947.
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Snack Van: 1926
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Roger That: 1926
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Just Add Bacon: 1926
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Festive Us: 1922
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Office Xmas Party: 1925
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A Fresh Facade: 1918
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Naval Railway Gun: 1919
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Election Night: 1924
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Election Screen: 1920
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Saplings: 1925
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A Dickey Christmas: 1923
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Fast Company: 1917
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Street Food: 1919
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Built for Speed: 1916
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First Aid: 1919
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G. Whiz: 1914
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Knives Out: 1919
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Swim Meet: 1919
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A Festive Fourth: 1919
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Prove It: 1925
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Fire Down Below: 1929
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A Dickey Christmas: 1919
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Washington Union Station: 1912
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Ashen Chassis: 1921
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Beach Policeman: 1922
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Junior League: 1914
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Fast Company: 1927
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Brightwood Park Courts: 1927
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Print Shop: 1922
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Old Soldier: 1915
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The Swamp: 1920
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Riggs Market: 1915
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Beaucoup Bananas: 1921
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Tobin's Service Station: 1926
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The Inauguration: 1921
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Modern Family: 1914
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Tarvia Tourists: 1921
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Off-Street Parking: 1921
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Plate Me a Grape: 1921
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The Buick Building: 1921
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The Healing Waters: 1920
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Queens of Comedy: 1919
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Government Checks: 1919
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Company Men: 1928
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Baby Peggy: 1918-2020
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![Washington, D.C. "U.S.J. Dunbar, 6/27/23." The sculptor Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar and a model of the proposed "Mammy" monument. 5x7 inch glass negative. View full size.
In 1923, a group of white women wanted to build what they called a "monument to the faithful colored mammies" in Washington. These women, members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, pressed lawmakers in Congress to introduce a bill ... [read more]](jpg/shorpy-24343u.thumbnail.jpg "The Mammy Memorial: 1923")
The Mammy Memorial: 1923
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Movers & Shakers: 1922
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D.C. J.C.C.: 1926
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Drive In Here: 1925
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Modern Mail: 1917
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Juice Bar: 1928
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Potatoe Cakes: 1927
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Georgetown Sluggers: 1928
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Printcraft: 1928
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On Time All the Time: 1921
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Bond Building: 1907
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Pears Aplenty: 1921
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Poles Apart: 1922
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The Auto Show: 1914
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Jeté-Propelled: 1925
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Cowabunga: 1915
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Pears Aplenty: 1921
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Urban Cabin: 1910
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Banner Laundry: 1925
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College of Pharmacy: 1924
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Semmes City: 1926
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Klassy Kamp: 1915
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Flatcar Follies: 1920
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Yer Out: 1924
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Railroad Avenue: 1925
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Billy Grass: 1922
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University Women: 1924
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Ford Parts: 1920
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Cathedral Ave.: 1925
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Santa's Mailbox: 1922
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The Old Shoreham: 1917
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Washington Wishbone: 1917
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Hot Rod Lincoln: 1924
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U.S. Treasury: 1917
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Dear Sirs: 1915
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A Haraguchi Christmas: 1922
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