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East room [at the White House] – Antique Print

East room [at the White House], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
East room [at the White House], [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the White House 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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East room [at the White House] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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East room [at the White House]

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The East Room is the largest formal space in the White House, and this view of it comes from the National Photo Company Collection, a body of commercial photographs made in Washington in the early twentieth century. The record dates the print to sometime between 1909 and 1932, a span that covers the administrations of several presidents, and the room's chandeliers are called out in its subject headings, which suggests the lighting fixtures were a point of interest for the photographer. The East Room has served as a site for receptions, funerals, and ceremonies since the mansion's early years, so the image preserves how the space looked to visitors of that era.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesForms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Chandeliers--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,264 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207280

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