Washington Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1893 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Washington Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1893 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 1893
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Washington Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1893
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Washington in 1893 was a capital whose mood soured within months of Grover Cleveland's second inauguration in March. The Panic of 1893 spread through banks and railroads that summer, and federal gold reserves fell to alarming levels, so officials and office workers followed the news from New York and Chicago closely. Many Washingtonians also turned their attention to the World's Columbian Exposition, which opened in Chicago that May and drew visitors and newspaper coverage away from the capital. The photograph shows a city of broad avenues and government buildings, but the year's money troubles reached every boarding house and shop that depended on federal paychecks.
| Created / published | 1893 |
|---|---|
| Creator | handy, levin c. (levin corbin) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington, D.C. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,367 px · prints to 18 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 1893 |
| Reference | DC Washington Library of Congress 1 1893 |
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