Top: Harris & Ewing exterior, old studio. Bottom left: New studio constructed in 1924.

Bottom right: Organic To Go in the building today.

The Harris & Ewing photography studio was located at 1313 F Street, NW. The original studio was replaced with a new studio in 1924. Today, the building houses an Organic to Go.

During the November 1924 celebrations of the new studio, which included 500 invited guests followed by an open house to the public, Harris & Ewing showed off the four studios, eight dressing rooms, developing and finishing laboratories, and a filing room containing over 1,000,000 negatives.

The November 10, 2000 Washington Business Journal has a good history of the studio. More photos including the interior of the old and new waiting rooms below.

Harris & Ewing waiting room, pre-1924

Harris & Ewing waiting room, post-1924

Organic to Go in former Harris &amp Ewing building

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Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.