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[Men, with horses and wagon, shoveling snow from driveway in front of U.S. Capitol] – Historic Print

[Men, with horses and wagon, shoveling snow from driveway in front of U.S. Capitol], [between 1910 and 1930] — historic photograph
[Men, with horses and wagon, shoveling snow from driveway in front of U.S. Capitol], [between 1910 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the Horses 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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Men with horses and a wagon are clearing snow from the drive in front of the U.S. Capitol, and the scene is a reminder of how much street work once depended on animal power. Underwood & Underwood, a commercial firm known for its large stock of news and stereoscopic views, produced the image sometime between 1910 and 1930, a period when Washington still ran much of its winter cleanup with teams and manual labor before motor trucks became common. The Capitol dome and grounds make a fitting backdrop for a routine task that kept the government's front approach passable after a storm.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1930.
NotesCopyright by Underwood & Underwood.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1910-1930. Snow removal--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,083 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162558

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