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[Horseback riders in front of building in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Photo Print

[Horseback riders in front of building in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[Horseback riders in front of building in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the Horses 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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Riders in this National Photo Company view pause in front of a building within Rock Creek Park, the wooded valley that Congress set aside as a public park in 1890 and that became a favorite place for Washingtonians to ride. The park's bridle paths drew equestrians from across the city, and a stable or lodge like the one shown would have served them. The National Photo Company worked in Washington in the early twentieth century, documenting the capital's streets, monuments and leisure spaces for sale as postcards and prints. Its pictures are valuable today as glimpses of how residents spent their free time before the automobile dominated the park's roads.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. 3540.
SubjectsRock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Horseback riding--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Parks--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182263

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