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[People ice skating, Washington Monument in background] – Historic Reproduction

[People ice skating, Washington Monument in background], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[People ice skating, Washington Monument in background], [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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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Skaters glide across a frozen surface with the Washington Monument rising in the distance, a pairing that makes this glass negative stand apart from the monument-focused views on the board. The image comes from the National Photo Company Collection, a body of work made by a commercial studio that photographed Washington sights for visitors and postcard buyers in the early twentieth century. Winter skating on the open grounds near the Mall was a popular pastime in the capital, and scenes like this show how the monument served as a backdrop for everyday leisure as well as a civic symbol. The negative was donated to the Library of Congress by Herbert A. French in 1947.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesDate span reflects dates range of negatives in collection. Title devised by Library staff Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,247 × 4,245 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-247702

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