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D.C. Washington. Lincoln Memorial. 1922. Dedication ceremony, May 30, 1922 – Historic Reproduction

D.C. Washington. Lincoln Memorial. 1922. Dedication ceremony, May 30, 1922 — historic photograph
D.C. Washington. Lincoln Memorial. 1922. Dedication ceremony, May 30, 1922. Historic photograph from the Lincoln Memorial 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 historic photograph of D.C. Washington. Lincoln Memorial. 1922. Dedication ceremony, May 30, 1922 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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D.C. Washington. Lincoln Memorial. 1922. Dedication ceremony, May 30, 1922

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The photograph captures the dedication ceremony held on May 30, 1922, when the Lincoln Memorial was formally presented to the nation. President Warren G. Harding spoke at the event, which was held in front of Daniel Chester French's seated statue of Lincoln, set within Henry Bacon's design. The memorial's 36 Doric columns stand for the states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death, and the building sits on the Potomac's edge in West Potomac Park.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1922
Subjects74831. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: D.C., Wash.--Hist.--1922; DC, Wash.--Monuments; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,121 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134301

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