[E. Francis Riggs standing by stone slab which he had erected in honor of Pierre Charles L'Enfant] – Historic Reproduction
![[E. Francis Riggs standing by stone slab which he had erected in honor of Pierre Charles L'Enfant], 1925 July. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ad/addb68de8a5a-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with [E. Francis Riggs standing by stone slab which he had erected in honor of Pierre Charles L'Enfant], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[E. Francis Riggs standing by stone slab which he had erected in honor of Pierre Charles L'Enfant]
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Riggs stands beside a stone slab he had erected in honor of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French-born engineer who drew the street plan of Washington, D.C., in 1791. L'Enfant died in 1825 and was buried on a Maryland estate, and his remains were not moved to Arlington National Cemetery until 1909, so by 1925 memorial markers of this kind were part of a long effort to recognize his role in the capital's design. The caption card's details are unverified, so the exact site and purpose of the slab are worth checking against other sources.
| Created / published | 1925 July. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157420 |
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