[George Washington, monument in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - full, on horseback] – Vintage Print
![[George Washington, monument in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - full, on horseback], c1897 April 5. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/64/64cb655c8eaa-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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Step back in time with [George Washington, monument in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - full, on horseback], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[George Washington, monument in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - full, on horseback]
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This print shows a full-length bronze equestrian statue of George Washington in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, the work of the Berlin-born sculptor Rudolf Siemering. The photograph is dated around April 1897 and was copyrighted in the name of Philadelphia photographer William H. Rau, who produced many views of the city's landmarks. Fairmount Park, set along the Schuylkill River, was then among the largest urban parks in the United States, and the monument's placement there made it a civic showpiece. The statue shows Washington mounted and facing forward, a pose that was common for public memorials of the period.
| Created / published | c1897 April 5. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | 21768 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo of monument by Rudolf Siemering, copyrighted by Wm. H. Rau. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Phtoog. Index; Sculpture--Seimering; Pa.--Phila.--; Pres. I.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,231 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133365 |
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