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Washington, D.C., circa 1917. "Devereux child in chariot." Late for the toga party. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Taken near the juncture of 22nd and P St., NW, this photo also shows the elegant carriage house designed by Ogden Codman, Jr., which is now concealed along the facade by the former Apex nightclub.
Evidently it was taken with a focal plane shutter, with the characteristic parallelogram distortion of panned background buildings.
Speed Graphic camera?
[Speed Graphics were film cameras. - Dave]
Another priceless photo of a real person, with a real expression, from the era when everyone else was stiffly posing. Shorpy warms the cockles of my hardened old heart.
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