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President's room, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

President's room, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph
President's room, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1916 and 1917]. 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 President's room, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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President's room, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

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The President's Room is a formal chamber just off the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol, where presidents once met lawmakers and signed bills during the final hours of a congressional session. This view dates from between 1916 and 1917, when the National Photo Company was documenting Washington's buildings and monuments for postcards and souvenir views sold to visitors. The room's gilded, richly furnished interior reflects the Capitol's nineteenth-century taste for public display, and the glass negative captures that formal setting as it looked just before the United States entered the First World War.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1917]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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 scan6,500 × 5,122 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262011

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