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[White House conservatory, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

[White House conservatory, Washington, D.C.], 1890, printed later. — historic photograph
[White House conservatory, Washington, D.C.], 1890, printed later.. 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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The White House conservatory shown here stood on the grounds of the executive mansion in Washington, D.C., and it was a working glasshouse that supplied plants and flowers for the house's rooms and receptions. Frances Benjamin Johnston, a photographer who documented Washington life and its public buildings in the 1890s, made the image, and it is one of the few records of the glasshouse interior from that decade. Greenhouses like this one were a practical necessity for presidential households, which relied on them to keep flowers and ornamental plants in bloom through the winter months.

Created / published1890, printed later.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890.
NotesForms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1890. Greenhouses--Washington (D.C.)--1890. Plants--Washington (D.C.)--1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,299 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203307

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