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Design of the National Washington Monument in the city of Washington – Historic Reproduction

Design of the National Washington Monument in the city of Washington, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Design of the National Washington Monument in the city of Washington, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Presidents 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 Design of the National Washington Monument in the city of Washington, a historic print 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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Design of the National Washington Monument in the city of Washington

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The particular interest of this print is that it shows a design for the Washington Monument rather than the finished structure, so it records an idea of the memorial before it stood as the tall white obelisk visitors know today. The Washington National Monument Society began raising funds for a monument to the first president in the 1830s, and the obelisk was not completed until 1884, after long delays caused by money shortages and the Civil War. The card associated with this print names Endicott, but no date is recorded, so the exact year of the design and its maker should be treated as unconfirmed.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan865 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-136157

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