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[Swimmers; Washington Monument in background] – Antique Wall Art

[Swimmers; Washington Monument in background], [1922] — historic photograph
[Swimmers; Washington Monument in background], [1922]. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Swimmers; Washington Monument in background]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Swimmers; Washington Monument in background]

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Bathers in the foreground and the Washington Monument rising behind them make this 1922 negative an unusual pairing of leisure and national landmark. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio that photographed the capital's sights and everyday scenes in the early twentieth century, made it on a glass plate. The obelisk, finished in 1884, was once the tallest structure in the world, so setting it beside people at play shows how the city's open grounds were used. Viewers may notice streaks and blemishes on the glass, which come from deterioration in the original coating rather than from the scene itself.

Created / published[1922]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. 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 two.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,374 × 4,346 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-236039

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