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Easter egg rolling, [Washington, D.C.], 4/21/24 – Historic Print

Easter egg rolling, [Washington, D.C.], 4/21/24, [19]24 April 21. — historic photograph
Easter egg rolling, [Washington, D.C.], 4/21/24, [19]24 April 21.. 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: Easter egg rolling, [Washington, D.C.], 4/21/24, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Easter egg rolling, [Washington, D.C.], 4/21/24

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Dated April 21, 1924, this glass negative shows an Easter egg rolling in Washington, D.C., held on the Monday after Easter, when families gathered to roll dyed eggs down a grassy slope. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed the capital and its visitors in the early twentieth century, made the picture. Its location title was added from information on the negative sleeve and has not been independently verified. Look for the streaks and blemishes across the glass, which come from deterioration of the original coatings rather than from the scene itself.

Created / published[19]24 April 21.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,920 × 4,272 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-254954

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