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White House, East Room, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

White House, East Room, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph
White House, East Room, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 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: White House, East Room, [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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White House, East Room, [Washington, D.C.]

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The East Room of the White House is the largest room in the executive mansion, and this glass negative records its formal interior during the years when the National Photo Company was documenting Washington landmarks for sale to visitors. The company, active in the early twentieth century, produced large numbers of views of government buildings, monuments and public rooms, and its work offers a useful picture of how the capital presented itself before mid-century. The East Room has long hosted state receptions, weddings and funerals, so its furnishings and proportions were a familiar sight to Americans who never set foot inside. The negative's streaks and blemishes, a result of deterioration in its coatings, are themselves part of its record.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1940]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Neg. is 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,494 × 6,949 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257774

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