Washington Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 historic image of Washington Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Capitol Bldg., west front #1, Washington, D.C.
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Washington Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1909
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In 1909 Washington was preparing for a change of administration, and William Howard Taft took the oath of office on the East Portico of the Capitol in March, with crowds filling the grounds below. That summer Congress passed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff, a bill that divided the Republican Party and filled newspapers for months. Union Station, opened in 1907, had made the city easier to reach by rail, bringing more visitors to the Capitol grounds. For the clerks and congressional staff who worked there, the building was less a monument than the place where their jobs and daily routines were set.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington, D.C. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,223 × 1,165 px · prints to 17 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Capitol Bldg., west front #1, Washington, D.C. |
| Reference | DC Washington Capitol 1 1909 |
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