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South lawn, the White House, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Wall Art

South lawn, the White House, Washington, D.C., c[between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
South lawn, the White House, Washington, D.C., c[between 1910 and 1920]. 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 South lawn, the White House, Washington, D.C. 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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South lawn, the White House, Washington, D.C.

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The South Lawn of the White House, shown here as a glass-plate negative made roughly a decade before the First World War ended, records a part of the grounds that most visitors never saw up close. The Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm known for its large-format views of American landmarks, produced thousands of such plates for sale as postcards and stereographs. Its catalog number and the "G 5047" stamped on the negative help date and sort the image within that collection. The view reflects an era when the public still approached the executive mansion as a tourist site, with lawns open for strolling and photographers free to frame the building from the grounds.

Created / publishedc[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesG 5047" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072196. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsOfficial residences.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 777 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73291

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