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Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], corner stone laying – Antique Wall Art

Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], corner stone laying, [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], corner stone laying, [between 1910 and 1926]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], corner stone laying comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Lincoln Memorial, [Washington, D.C.], corner stone laying

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Few sights in the National Photo Company collection capture a federal monument at its start, but this glass negative shows the Lincoln Memorial at its cornerstone laying. The ceremony took place in Washington in February 1914, several years before architect Henry Bacon's marble temple was finished and dedicated in 1922. The National Photo Company documented the capital's public life in these years, and the plate's surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural decay of its original coating.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,097 × 5,448 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261394

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