The White House, flag at half mast while President Harding's body was lying in state – Historic Print
(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.)
Description
The White House, flag at half mast while President Harding's body was lying in state comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The White House, flag at half mast while President Harding's body was lying in state
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The White House, draped in black and with its flag lowered to half mast, marks the days in August 1923 when the body of President Warren G. Harding lay in state in the East Room. Harding died suddenly in San Francisco on August 2, 1923, while returning from a tour of Alaska, and his body was brought back to Washington for a public farewell. Keystone View Company, a Meadville, Pennsylvania firm famous for its stereoscopic cards, issued this view around 1923, so it captures the mourning moment as a sold-to-the-public souvenir. Stereo cards like this one were meant to be viewed through a special lens to produce a three-dimensional scene.
| Created / published | Meadville, Pa. : Keystone View Co., c1923. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | J263822 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Keystone View Company. No. 18572. |
| Subjects | White House (Washington, D.C.)--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,514 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119959 |
More from the White House collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[Front facade of White House with flag at half-mast in honor of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher; Civil War cannons in foreground]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2e/2ec3c5c0584b-400.webp)
![[Front facade of White House with flag at half-mast in honor of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher; Civil War cannons in foreground]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7d/7da5646f98c4-400.webp)
![At the White House this morning Laddie bo[y] was the recipient of a huge birthday cake with three candles, each tipped with a tiny American flag](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a2/a298151f2f94-400.webp)
![[White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/57/57924bd0711f-400.webp)