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New Year's reception at White House / Harris & Ewing. – Historic Print

New Year's reception at White House / Harris & Ewing., 1911 — historic photograph
New Year's reception at White House / Harris & Ewing., 1911. Historic photograph from the White House 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 New Year's reception at White House / Harris & Ewing. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Long lines of people waiting to shake hands with the president are the striking feature of this 1911 scene outside the White House, where the New Year's Day reception was one of the capital's most anticipated annual events. During William Howard Taft's presidency, the open reception drew members of the public who queued to pass through and greet the first family. The photograph was made by Harris & Ewing, a Washington studio that documented public life in the capital for decades, and its pictures of official occasions became a useful visual record of the era.

Created / published1911
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1910-1920. Receptions--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1920. Queues--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,159 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165210

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