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East Room, White House, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

East Room, White House, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925] — historic photograph
East Room, White House, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1925]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of East Room, White House, [Washington, D.C.]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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East Room, White House, [Washington, D.C.]

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The East Room is the largest room in the White House, and this glass negative records it as it stood in the years between 1910 and 1925, when the National Photo Company was busy documenting Washington's public buildings and monuments. The room has served as the site of state receptions, weddings, funerals and public ceremonies since the mansion's early decades, so its bare formal layout here carries more weight than a simple interior view might suggest. The collection is a valuable record of how the building looked before later restorations, and the streaks and blemishes on the plate are signs of the glass's age rather than flaws in the scene itself.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1925]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,472 × 5,128 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260985

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