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[Fireworks over the Washington Monument, with group of people on bridge in foreground] – Antique Print

[Fireworks over the Washington Monument, with group of people on bridge in foreground], 1934 — historic photograph
[Fireworks over the Washington Monument, with group of people on bridge in foreground], 1934. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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 [Fireworks over the Washington Monument, with group of people on bridge in foreground] 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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Fireworks burst above the Washington Monument while a group of people stands on a bridge in the foreground, so the viewers become part of the scene alongside the obelisk. The picture dates to 1934, a time when the capital's open grounds drew large crowds for public displays, and the monument had stood since its completion in 1884, after decades of stalled construction. The bridge gives the composition its depth and suggests how the spectators gathered to watch the sky.

Created / published1934
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1940.
SubjectsWashington Monument (Washington, D.C.)--1930-1940. Fireworks--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940. Night--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,158 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164524

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