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article on the process of photochrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochrom "A litho stone is coated with a thin layer of purified bitumen dissolved in benzene. A reversed half-tone negative is then pressed against this light-sensitive coating and an exposure in daylight made (taking from 10–30 minutes in summer, to several hours in winter). The bitumen hardens and becomes resistant to normal solvents in proportion to the light. The coating is then washed in turpentine solutions, removing the unhardened bitumen. It is then retouched in the tonal scale of the chosen color to strengthen or soften the tones as required. Each tint needs a separate stone bearing the appropriate retouched image, and prints are usually produced by at least six, and more commonly from 10 to 15 tint stones.[4]"

More about Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangolen: www.llangollen.com/valle.html

Current view of this aspect can be found here:- www.flickr.com/photos/rorysmith/8188976484/

This is the first photo I've seen in the entire set where both black and white people are present.

@donovanbeeson: I was just thinking the same thing

I cannot find a Union Street in DC - perhaps it got "redeveloped." What I did find though was someone selling this very image on eBay under the title "1941 Union St. WASHINGTON DC Photo"

More discussion of the N street/Union street issue here: elizatruitt.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/anacostia-market/

This one has both black and white folks in it (white girl with her dog off to the right watching the black boys play football). www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179178872/