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[Man feeding a deer at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

[Man feeding a deer at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[Man feeding a deer at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932]. 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 rare historic photograph captures [Man feeding a deer at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Man feeding a deer at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.]

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A man stands close to a deer and offers it food, a moment of direct contact between visitor and animal that was a popular attraction at the National Zoological Park in Washington. The Smithsonian founded the zoo in 1889 in the Rock Creek Park area, and it grew into a favorite outing for families in the early twentieth century. The picture comes from the National Photo Company Collection, a body of views made by a commercial firm that photographed the capital for sale to tourists and residents. Its scenes of everyday leisure give a sense of how Washingtonians spent their free afternoons before the 1930s.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: National Zoo. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 264.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,205 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-107108

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