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[LaFayette] statue, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[LaFayette] statue, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
[LaFayette] statue, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1920]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [LaFayette] statue, [Washington, D.C.]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[LaFayette] statue, [Washington, D.C.]

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The Lafayette statue is the detail that sets this glass negative apart: it records the equestrian monument to the Marquis de Lafayette that stands in Lafayette Square, just north of the White House. The statue was a gift from France, unveiled in 1891, and its sculptor, Paul Wayland Bartlett, modeled the French general on horseback with a figure of an American soldier at his side. Taken between 1910 and 1920 by the National Photo Company, the image captures the square as a busy civic space in the years when Washington was growing quickly. The glass plate shows some streaks and surface blemishes from age, which are typical of negatives of this era.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Date from negatives in same range. Beginning of caption missing. 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 scan5,207 × 6,426 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259896

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