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White House wedding decorations [Flowers] – Vintage Wall Art

White House wedding decorations [Flowers], 1906 Feb. 17. — historic photograph
White House wedding decorations [Flowers], 1906 Feb. 17.. 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 picture shows floral decorations arranged for a wedding at the White House, the setting that sets it apart from other images of weddings in Washington. The date, February 17, 1906, matches the wedding of President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice to Congressman Nicholas Longworth, which was held in the executive mansion and drew wide press attention. The photograph was made by Frances Benjamin Johnston, a leading documentary photographer who recorded the Roosevelt White House, and it was printed as a cyanotype, a cameraless-era blue print process that gives the image its distinctive tone.

Created / published1906 Feb. 17.
Medium1 photographic print : cyanotype.
GenreCyanotypes 1900-1910.
NotesFrances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910. Weddings--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910. Flowers--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,154 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162411

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