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This is a very important picture. Washington, D.C., Oct. 27. A photographer was covering the White House yesterday, snapping pictures of important men after they had conferred with President Roosevelt on his way back to the laboratory he happened to notice thse two little girls, Patricia Freeman and Frances Gross, having fun sliding on the new railing that leads up to the executive offices. Anythi – Historic Photo Reproduction

This is a very important picture. Washington, D.C., Oct. 27. A photographer was covering the White House yesterday, snapping pictures of important men after they had conferred with President Roosevelt on his way back to the laboratory he happened to notice thse two little girls, Patricia Freeman and Frances Gross, having fun sliding on the new railing that leads up to the executive offices. Anythi, [19]38 October 27. — historic photograph
This is a very important picture. Washington, D.C., Oct. 27. A photographer was covering the White House yesterday, snapping pictures of important men after they had conferred with President Roosevelt on his way back to the laboratory he happened to notice thse two little girls, Patricia Freeman and Frances Gross, having fun sliding on the new railing that leads up to the executive offices. Anythi, [19]38 October 27.. 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 This is a very important picture. Washington, D.C., Oct. 27. A photographer was covering the White House yesterday, snapping pictures of important men after they had conferred with President Roosevelt on his way back to the laboratory he happened to notice thse two little girls, Patricia Freeman and Frances Gross, having fun sliding on the new railing that leads up to the executive offices. Anythi 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.

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This is a very important picture. Washington, D.C., Oct. 27. A photographer was covering the White House yesterday, snapping pictures of important men after they had conferred with President Roosevelt on his way back to the laboratory he happened to notice thse two little girls, Patricia Freeman and Frances Gross, having fun sliding on the new railing that leads up to the executive offices. Anythi

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Two young girls, Patricia Freeman and Frances Gross, are the focus here, not the officials or the President the photographer had been trailing. Caught on October 27, 1938, they are sliding down the new railing that runs up toward the White House executive offices, a small moment of play set against one of the country's most formal buildings. The photograph comes from the Harris & Ewing studio, whose Washington work recorded politicians, officials and everyday scenes across the capital for decades. Its caption notes that the picture was taken while the photographer was covering the White House and happened to notice the girls.

Created / published[19]38 October 27.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. note: Batch five.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Harris & Ewing Collection
Original scan8,112 × 10,080 px · prints to 27 × 34 in at 300 dpi
Reference25262a this is a very important picture

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