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Political Amnesty picket at White House, Washington, D.C. – Antique Print

Political Amnesty picket at White House, Washington, D.C., 1922 December 1. — historic photograph
Political Amnesty picket at White House, Washington, D.C., 1922 December 1.. 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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Political Amnesty picket at White House, Washington, D.C. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Few White House demonstrations of the early 1920s carried a demand as specific as the one on this picket's placards: amnesty for political prisoners. The caption card links the December 1, 1922 scene to women in politics, and the cause reached back to 1917, when suffragists picketing the White House were arrested and some were jailed at the Occoquan workhouse in Virginia. Picketing the executive mansion was then a relatively new tactic, and the National Photo Company's record shows how such protests were staged in public view. The original negative has deteriorated, so fine details of the signs and faces are limited.

Created / published1922 December 1.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Demonstrations. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative no. Caption card tracings: Amnesty; Woman -- In politics; Picketing -- [192-?].
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,242 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-132207

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