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Easter Monday at National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. – Historic Reproduction

Easter Monday at National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., ca. 1905. — historic photograph
Easter Monday at National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., ca. 1905.. 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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This historic photograph of Easter Monday at National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Easter Monday at National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.

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Easter Monday was a popular day for families to get out of the city, and this photoprint, dated around 1905, shows the National Zoological Park crowded with holiday visitors. The park, established by Congress in 1889 under the Smithsonian Institution and opened in Rock Creek Park in 1891, was then one of the capital's most popular destinations for ordinary Washingtonians. The print is credited to Ross Truago and gives a sense of how the zoo served as a public gathering place in the early twentieth century.

Created / publishedca. 1905.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesPhotoprint by Ross Truago.
SubjectsZoos--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910. Easter--1900-1910. National Zoological Park (U.S.)--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 930 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166189

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