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[Interior of Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Interior of Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.], [between 1890 and 1940] — historic photograph
[Interior of Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.], [between 1890 and 1940]. 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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A window into the past: [Interior of Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Interior of Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C.]

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Interior views of foreign missions from this era are far less common than street-level pictures of their buildings, which makes this view of the Mexican Embassy in Washington worth a closer look. The record gives only a general date range, between 1890 and 1940, so the exact year and the room's occupants are not known from the caption alone. Diplomatic residences of that period were often furnished to present the country's taste and prestige, with carved wood, textiles, and decorative objects chosen to signal national culture to visiting officials and guests. Photographs like this one offer a rare glimpse of how such spaces were arranged and decorated.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1940]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1940.
SubjectsEmbassies--Mexican--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1940. Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1940. Furnishings--1890-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182661

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