Opening night, Masonic May Festival, Washington, May 23, [19]06 – Historic Print
![Opening night, Masonic May Festival, Washington, May 23, [19]06, 1906 May 23. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5b9963b9dbfb-L.webp)
(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 historic photograph of Opening night, Masonic May Festival, Washington, May 23, [19]06 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Opening night, Masonic May Festival, Washington, May 23, [19]06
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Taken on the opening night of the Masonic May Festival in Washington on May 23, 1906, this gelatin silver print captures a large group gathered for the event. The Geo. R. Lawrence Co., a firm known for wide camera views of banquets and public gatherings, made it, and it was registered for copyright the same day. Fraternal organizations such as the Freemasons held festivals like this one in the early twentieth century for fellowship and public visibility, and the photograph shows how such occasions were staged and attended.
| Created / published | 1906 May 23. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 18.5 x 28 in. |
| Genre | Group portraits.Portrait photographs.Banquet camera photographs.Gelatin silver prints. |
| Notes | H78110 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; May 23, 1906. |
| Subjects | Festivals. Fraternal organizations.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,696 × 3,761 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221480 |
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