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[Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.], c1944 May 10. — historic photograph
[Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.], c1944 May 10.. 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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Step back in time with [Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period 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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[Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.]

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The Lincoln Memorial, with its seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln behind a colonnade of 36 Doric columns, was dedicated in 1922 and has since become one of the most recognizable sites in the nation's capital. This photograph dates to about 1944, a wartime year when the monument drew steady crowds of visitors and was a common stop for servicemen on leave in Washington. The memorial's position at the western end of the National Mall, facing the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument, gives the view a sense of the city's planned axis. The record notes it was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and was not renewed, a detail that reflects how many mid-century prints entered the public domain.

Created / publishedc1944 May 10.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1940-1950.
NotesJ36660 U.S. Copyright Office. No copyright renewal.
SubjectsLincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,158 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164329

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