The prize basket at the Easter egg rolling at the White House – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The prize basket at the Easter egg rolling at the White House. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The prize basket at the Easter egg rolling at the White House
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The prize basket is the focus of this April 2, 1923, photograph from the White House Easter egg roll, with a group of boys gathered around it. The event on the White House grounds dated to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the lawn to local children, and by the 1920s it was a familiar part of Washington's spring calendar. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded Washington life and official events in this period, made the picture, which shows how the day drew children and their families to the grounds.
| Created / published | 1923 April 2. |
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| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Identification based on caption with item. In album: 2 April 1923 to 30 April 1923, v. 3, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 1, no. 23345. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | White House Easter Egg Roll--1920-1930. Baskets--1920-1930. Boys--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,250 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-207456 |
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