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Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.], room in which Treaty of Ghent was signed table is ori – Antique Wall Art

Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.], room in which Treaty of Ghent was signed table is ori, [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.], room in which Treaty of Ghent was signed table is ori, [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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This rare historic photograph captures Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.], room in which Treaty of Ghent was signed table is ori in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The title on this glass negative describes the room as the one where the Treaty of Ghent was signed, but that claim is unverified. The treaty itself was signed in Ghent, in present-day Belgium, on December 24, 1814, to end the War of 1812. The Octagon House, a brick mansion built for merchant John Tayloe III around 1800 and designed in part by William Thornton, became James and Dolley Madison's temporary residence after British troops burned the White House in 1814. The National Photo Company made this image sometime between 1910 and 1926, when the house was a focus of local interest in early Washington's history.

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 scan7,064 × 5,472 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261442

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