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One of the youngest egg rollers on the White House lawn – Historic Print

One of the youngest egg rollers on the White House lawn, 1898 — historic photograph
One of the youngest egg rollers on the White House lawn, 1898. 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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One of the youngest egg rollers on the White House lawn

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A small child in a light-colored outfit is the focus of this 1898 view, which the caption identifies as one of the youngest participants in the White House Easter egg roll. The annual event on the South Lawn drew children from across Washington, and it had moved there in the late 1870s after Congress ended egg rolling on the Capitol grounds. Frances Benjamin Johnston, who photographed the presidential household and its public life during these years, captured the scene with a sharp eye for the informal moments around official traditions.

Created / published1898
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,243 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-159030

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