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2 men in high silk hats, one with camera, on the White House grounds, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Wall Art

2 men in high silk hats, one with camera, on the White House grounds, Washington, D.C., [between 1900 and 1935(?)] — historic photograph
2 men in high silk hats, one with camera, on the White House grounds, Washington, D.C., [between 1900 and 1935(?)]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Step back in time with 2 men in high silk hats, one with camera, on the White House grounds, Washington, D.C., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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2 men in high silk hats, one with camera, on the White House grounds, Washington, D.C.

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Two men in tall silk hats stand on the White House grounds, and one of them holds a camera, a detail that turns the picture into a record of the photographer as well as his subject. The caption card gives a date somewhere between 1900 and 1935, though the query mark signals that this is an unconfirmed estimate. Formal dress like this was the norm for men visiting the executive mansion in those decades, when a silk hat signaled a visit of ceremony or business. Photographs taken on the grounds at that time show how casually the public could approach the house before later security measures closed much of the lawn to visitors.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1935(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,211 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-106320

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