James M. Goode Collection,Home Savings Bank
James M. Goode Collection, structures included in his publication Capital Losses
Title: James M. Goode Collection, structures included in his publication Capital Losses
Related Names:
Goode, James M. , collector
Goode, James M. , donor
Date Created/Published: ca. 1850-ca. 1980.
Summary: Demolished, altered, or threatened buildings and landmarks in Washington, D.C., including dwellings, hotels, churches, fire stations, and theaters, as well as commercial, government, transportation, school, and other organizations' buildings. Includes architectural elements. Some area businesses, such as the Christian Heurich Brewery and the U.S. Electric Lighting Company, with interior views of plant and workers. Streets and street fixtures, including pumps, watering troughs, traffic signals, and lamps. Photographs of prints, maps, and architectural plans; some portraits of people associated with particular structures.
Notes:
Arrangement: Arranged in groups A to S by architectural style (e.g., Georgian, Federal), type of structure (e.g., Churches, Theaters, Street Furniture), or date of structure. Sub-units include: LOT 11800-A: Federal Houses; LOT 11800-B: Greek Revival Houses; LOT 11800-C: Early Victorian Houses; LOT 11800-D: Late Victorian Houses; LOT 11800-E: Post-1890 Houses; LOT 11800-F: Row Houses; LOT 11800-G: Hotels and Apartment Buildings; LOT 11800-H: Churches; LOT 11800-I: Clubs and Organizations; LOT 11800-J: Commercial Buildings; LOT 11800-K: Early Government Buildings; LOT 11800-L: Post-Civil War Govt. Bldgs.; LOT 11800-M: Office Buildings; LOT 11800-N: Theatres; LOT 11800-O: Schools and Hospitals; LOT 11800-P: Transportation Buildings; LOT 11800-Q: Fire Stations; LOT 11800-R: Temporary Government Buildings; LOT 11800-S: Street Furniture.
LOT title and other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ... Library of Congress, 1989.
Most photos are modern copy prints. Many have corresponding negatives in series LC-G7, LC-G72, and LC-G73. A few negatives are unprinted. These structures were all discussed in Capital Losses and many, but not all, of the images in this collection were published in the book. Images collected by James Good but not discussed in Capital Losses are in LOT 12013.
Finding aids and indexes to building names, addresses, subjects, and image numbers are available in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. Supplementary textual materials regarding some buildings are also available, upon request, from P&P Supplementary Archives.
Forms part of the James Goode Collection.
Published in: Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings / James Goode. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979.
Gift; James Goode; 1979; (DLC/PP-1979:347).
Subjects:
Buildings--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1980.
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1980.
Gelatin silver prints--1850-1980.
Bookmark /2004667394/
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