White House. Model of proposed enlargement - South Front – Historic Reproduction
(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 White House. Model of proposed enlargement - South Front, a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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White House. Model of proposed enlargement - South Front
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This halftone reproduces a photograph of an architectural model showing a proposed enlargement of the White House's south front. It was printed as plate 14 in *Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Capital*, issued as House Document 552 during the 56th Congress, which marked a century since the federal government moved to Washington. The proposal reflects ongoing debate over whether the executive mansion needed more room for offices and official functions, a question that led to major changes in the years that followed. Some details here come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone |
| Subjects | of photoprint of model. Illus. in: Celebration of the 100th Anniversary ..., 56th Cngress, 2nd Session, House Doc. 552, Wash., 1901, plate 14. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Architecture--Models; Wash. (D.C.)--White House; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 609 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141059 |
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