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Garfield Statue, [Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

Garfield Statue, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph
Garfield Statue, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1922]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Garfield Statue, [Washington, D.C.]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Garfield Statue, [Washington, D.C.]

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A bronze memorial to James A. Garfield, the 20th president, stands at the center of this view. Garfield was shot in 1881 and died within months, and his death helped drive the passage of civil service reform in 1883. The record marks the location as unverified, so the exact site is uncertain, though the subject is clearly a Garfield monument in the capital. The glass negative came from the National Photo Company, a firm that documented Washington landmarks for souvenir views in the early twentieth century, and it is dated to about 1921 to 1922. Streaks and surface blemishes from aging are visible, so the image may look softer than a clean copy.

Created / published[between 1921 and 1922]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,513 × 7,105 px · prints to 18 × 24 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-259491

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