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Marinettes" on White House lawn" – Antique Wall Art

Marinettes" on White House lawn", c1919. — historic photograph
Marinettes" on White House lawn", c1919.. Historic photograph from the White House 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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Marinettes" on White House lawn" comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Women in Marine Corps uniforms stand on the White House lawn in this c1919 photograph, a striking sight for the period. The nickname "Marinettes" was given to the women who enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve during the First World War, mostly for clerical and other stateside jobs that freed men for overseas duty. The photograph was made by Harris & Ewing, a Washington, D.C., studio that recorded much of the capital's official life for decades. The caption information is unverified, so the exact occasion for the picture is best treated as uncertain.

Created / publishedc1919.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsJ232924 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Harris & Ewing. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: World War, 1914-1918--US; Women--In the military; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,088 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-129647

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