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Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. 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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Lincoln Statue, Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.]

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The seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the memorial's central chamber is the subject of this view, taken as the building neared completion. Sculptor Daniel Chester French designed the statue, which the Piccirilli Brothers carved in sections from white Georgia marble before it was installed for the memorial's dedication in 1922. The National Photo Company, which recorded Washington streets, monuments and government buildings in the early twentieth century, made the image as a large glass negative, a format that holds fine detail in stone.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
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. Date from negatives in same range. Copy neg. 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 scan5,562 × 7,252 px · prints to 19 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259621

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