Snapshots of the Past

[Washington, D.C., grade school children on tour in the U.S. Capitol] – Antique Print

[Washington, D.C., grade school children on tour in the U.S. Capitol], [1899?] — historic photograph
[Washington, D.C., grade school children on tour in the U.S. Capitol], [1899?]. 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.)

Description

This historic photograph of [Washington, D.C., grade school children on tour in the U.S. Capitol] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Washington, D.C., grade school children on tour in the U.S. Capitol]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

A group of Washington, D.C., grade school students is shown on a tour of the U.S. Capitol, a kind of civic field trip that was becoming common in American schools around the turn of the twentieth century. The picture is a cyanotype, a contact printing process that yields white images on blue and was cheap and durable, which made it useful for documentary work. It belongs to the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection at the Library of Congress, and the record dates it tentatively to 1899, so the exact day of the outing is unknown.

Created / published[1899?]
Medium1 photographic print : cyanotype.
GenreCyanotypes 1890-1900.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: 4th Division." Caption card tracings: Geogr; Students."
SubjectsEducation--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,198 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151347

More from the Washington DC collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Children in a classroom blowing pinwheels in a Washington, D.C., grade school][Children in a classroom blowing pinwheels in a Washington, D.C., grade school][Children in school in Washington, D.C. - studying geometry][Children in school in Washington, D.C. - studying geometry][Children in school in Washington, D.C. - learning how a compass is made][Children in school in Washington, D.C. - learning how a compass is made][Elementary school children standing and watching teacher write at blackboard, Washington, D.C.][Elementary school children standing and watching teacher write at blackboard, W[Washington, D.C. school children on field trip - at the Smithsonian][Washington, D.C. school children on field trip - at the Smithsonian][School children measuring and sketching at a stone building, Washington, D.C.][School children measuring and sketching at a stone building, Washington, D.C.]