D.C. Washington. White House. Exterior. 1911. View from Washington Monument – Historic Print
(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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D.C. Washington. White House. Exterior. 1911. View from Washington Monument comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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D.C. Washington. White House. Exterior. 1911. View from Washington Monument
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Taken from the top of the Washington Monument, this view looks down on the White House and the open grounds around it, a vantage few visitors of the period could reach. The monument, finished in 1884 and about 555 feet tall, gave photographers a rare elevated angle on the Executive Mansion, which in 1911 was home to President William Howard Taft. The record's date and caption details are unverified, so the exact day and photographer remain uncertain.
| Created / published | c1911 July 31. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | J158244 U.S. Copyright Office No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Wash., DC--WH--Veiws--Ext.--1911; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 997 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140435 |
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