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White House receiving its annual bath – Antique Wall Art

White House receiving its annual bath, [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
White House receiving its annual bath, [between 1909 and 1932]. 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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Step back in time with White House receiving its annual bath, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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White House receiving its annual bath

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The White House gets a literal scrubbing in this view, with workers and scaffolding fixed to the building's facade and portico while its pale sandstone surfaces are cleaned. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the city's streets, monuments and government life in the early twentieth century, made the picture sometime between 1909 and 1932. Routine upkeep like this was a common subject for the company, which sold views of the capital to visitors and publishers. The photograph is a useful record of how the executive mansion was maintained in an era before modern restoration methods.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNo. 29852. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Cleaning--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Scaffolding--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Porticoes (Porches)--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,308 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207261

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