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[Horseback riders on road in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Horseback riders on road in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[Horseback riders on road in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Horseback riders on road in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Riders on a road in Rock Creek Park set this view apart from the park's many carriage and landscape scenes. Congress established the park in 1890, and its wooded creek valley soon drew riders who used the bridle paths and roads that wound through it. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented the capital's streets, monuments and leisure spots in the early twentieth century. Its date falls between 1909 and 1932, a period when riding remained a common pastime in the city.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. 3540.
SubjectsRock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Horseback riding--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Parks--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182264

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