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Suffragettes, [Washington, D.C.], June 1917 – Antique Print

Suffragettes, [Washington, D.C.], June 1917, 1917 — historic photograph
Suffragettes, [Washington, D.C.], June 1917, 1917. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Suffragettes, [Washington, D.C.], June 1917 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Suffragettes, [Washington, D.C.], June 1917

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Taken in June 1917 in Washington, this glass negative captures suffrage activists at a moment when the movement was pressing its demands in the nation's capital. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed the city extensively in the early twentieth century, made the image, and its title, "Suffragettes," came from data the company recorded that the library has not verified. By mid-1917, the National Woman's Party had been picketing the White House for months, a campaign that led to arrests and public debate before the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. The plate shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published1917
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,938 × 4,284 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257552

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