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D.C., Washington. White House. Interior. 1903. State Dining Room [with place settings and floral decoration] – Vintage Wall Art

D.C., Washington. White House. Interior. 1903. State Dining Room [with place settings and floral decoration], 1903 — historic photograph
D.C., Washington. White House. Interior. 1903. State Dining Room [with place settings and floral decoration], 1903. Historic photograph from the White House collection.

(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 photograph of D.C., Washington. White House. Interior. 1903. State Dining Room [with place settings and floral decoration] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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D.C., Washington. White House. Interior. 1903. State Dining Room [with place settings and floral decoration]

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This view of the State Dining Room shows a space set for a formal meal, with place settings and floral arrangements on the table. The photograph dates to 1903, the year after a major renovation of the White House under President Theodore Roosevelt, when architects McKim, Mead & White reorganized the building's public rooms and gave the executive mansion a more formal character. The print is credited to the photographer Fawcett, though the record notes that some of its details come from an unverified caption card. Images like this one were often made to document the redesigned interiors for officials and the public.

Created / published1903
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by Fawcett. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,208 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-152481

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