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Coxey's army, 1914 on Capitol steps, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

Coxey's army, 1914 on Capitol steps, [Washington, D.C.], 1914 — historic photograph
Coxey's army, 1914 on Capitol steps, [Washington, D.C.], 1914. 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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A window into the past: Coxey's army, 1914 on Capitol steps, [Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Coxey's army, 1914 on Capitol steps, [Washington, D.C.]

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Capitol steps form the backdrop here, and the title ties the gathering to Coxey's Army, the group Jacob Coxey led to Washington in 1894 to demand federal spending on public works. That march drew wide press attention, and Coxey was arrested on the Capitol grounds, a moment that stayed in the protest's public memory. The title comes from notes supplied by the National Photo Company that are not independently verified, so the event shown is best read as tentative. The glass negative, from a studio that recorded Washington scenes in the early 1900s, shows streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published1914
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 six
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,069 × 4,391 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257070

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