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Suffragette pickets at White House, [Washington, D.C.], Jan. 1917 – Antique Wall Art

Suffragette pickets at White House, [Washington, D.C.], Jan. 1917, 1917 Jan.. — historic photograph
Suffragette pickets at White House, [Washington, D.C.], Jan. 1917, 1917 Jan... 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: Suffragette pickets at White House, [Washington, D.C.], Jan. 1917, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Suffragette pickets at White House, [Washington, D.C.], Jan. 1917

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Women holding banners at the White House gates in January 1917 record the start of one of the most visible campaigns of the suffrage movement. Members of the National Woman's Party, later called the Silent Sentinels, stood at the gates with messages urging President Wilson to back a federal voting amendment, and many were arrested later that year. The glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city in the 1910s. The title was supplied from data recorded on the negative and has not been independently verified, so the exact date and scene are worth checking against other sources.

Created / published1917 Jan..
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,934 × 5,299 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261993

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