Waiting for the President"" – Historic Print
(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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Step back in time with Waiting for the President"", a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Waiting for the President""
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A young girl, Miss Tarkington, daughter of Mrs. W. Tarkington Jr., sits on the steps of the White House in this June 1922 photograph, waiting to take a picture of President Warren G. Harding. The scene reverses the usual expectation: the child is the one with a camera, patiently holding her place for a moment she has come to capture. The print comes from the National Photo Company's Washington files, a commercial studio that recorded visitors and officials in the early 1920s. Its handwritten caption preserves the playful detail that sets it apart from more formal presidential portraits of the period.
| Created / published | 1922 June 29. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Caption continues: Little Miss Tarkington, daughter of Mrs. W. Tarkington Jr., snaped (i.e., snapped) on the steps of the White House patiently waiting to snap a picture of Mr. Harding. In album: Washington, D.C., 1 June 1922 to 30 June 1922, v. 6, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 30, no. 19899. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Children--1920-1930. Photography--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,243 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-207489 |
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