D.C. Washington - Lincoln Memorial - Exterior, Under Construction – Historic Reproduction
(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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D.C. Washington - Lincoln Memorial - Exterior, Under Construction comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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D.C. Washington - Lincoln Memorial - Exterior, Under Construction
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Taken in July 1916, this view shows the Lincoln Memorial while its exterior was still under construction at the western end of the National Mall. Architect Henry Bacon's Greek Doric design was built of white marble, and the memorial was not dedicated until 1922, six years after this scene. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio whose views document the capital in the early twentieth century, and it shows the site before the finished monument took its familiar form.
| Created / published | July 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Notes | National Photo Company Collection - Library of Congress |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,219 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-M-7 |
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