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Edwin Markham, poet, who dedicated a poem to the Lincoln Memorial – Vintage Print

Edwin Markham, poet, who dedicated a poem to the Lincoln Memorial, 1922 May 30. — historic photograph
Edwin Markham, poet, who dedicated a poem to the Lincoln Memorial, 1922 May 30.. Historic photograph from the Lincoln Memorial 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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A window into the past: Edwin Markham, poet, who dedicated a poem to the Lincoln Memorial, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Edwin Markham, poet, who dedicated a poem to the Lincoln Memorial

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Edwin Markham, the poet best known for "The Man with the Hoe," is the subject of this May 1922 photograph, taken in Washington, D.C., around the time the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated on May 30. The print comes from the National Photo Company's collection, a commercial studio that recorded the capital's buildings, monuments and public occasions during the 1920s. The record notes that Markham dedicated a poem to the memorial, which ties his portrait to the national tribute to Abraham Lincoln that the building was meant to be.

Created / published1922 May 30.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., 1922, v. 5, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 19722. Caption card tracings: Washington, D.C.--Misc.--1922; Photog I.; Washington, D.C.--Monuments...; BI; Geogr.; Shelf; Sources checked: OCat. 1852-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,207 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-139518

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