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Washington from the Monument – Historic Print

Washington from the Monument — historic photograph
Washington from the Monument. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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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This rare historic photograph captures Washington from the Monument in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Washington from the Monument

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The view looks out over Washington from the top of the Washington Monument, an obelisk that was still a relatively new sight in the city around 1900. The monument was begun in 1848 and not completed until 1884, after years of stalled funding and construction, so by the turn of the century it had only recently become the tallest structure in the capital. From its upper windows, visitors could see the grid of streets, the Potomac, and the government buildings spreading out below, which made such photographs popular souvenirs of the growing city.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesca. 1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,117 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-128963

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