Snapshots of the Past

[Classroom with students and teacher, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

[Classroom with students and teacher, Washington, D.C.], [1899?] — historic photograph
[Classroom with students and teacher, Washington, D.C.], [1899?]. 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.)

Description

This historic photograph of [Classroom with students and teacher, Washington, D.C.] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Classroom with students and teacher, Washington, D.C.]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

A classroom full of students and their teacher in Washington, D.C., this cyanotype is one of a series from Frances Benjamin Johnston's work in the city's public schools around 1899. The card that came with it is labeled "Geogr." and "Schools," which suggests a geography lesson, and the album page it came from is marked "3rd Division." The cyanotype process, which yields the distinctive blue-and-white tones, was inexpensive and reliable, so it was often used for documentary records like this one. Looking closely, you can see how the schoolroom was arranged for group instruction at the end of the nineteenth century.

Created / published[1899?]
Medium1 photographic print : cyanotype.
GenreCyanotypes 1890-1900.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). In album: 3rd Division." Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Schools."
SubjectsEducation--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156478

More from the Washington DC collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Small children studying geometry in a classroom in Washington, D.C.][Small children studying geometry in a classroom in Washington, D.C.][Children in a classroom blowing pinwheels in a Washington, D.C., grade school][Children in a classroom blowing pinwheels in a Washington, D.C., grade school][Elementary school children standing and watching teacher write at blackboard, Washington, D.C.][Elementary school children standing and watching teacher write at blackboard, W[Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools: general classroom scenes, 1st Division][Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools: general classroom scenes, [Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools - outdoor exercise with rods - 3rd Division][Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools - outdoor exercise with rod[Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools - Central High School assembly][Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools - Central High School assem