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[Two suffragettes and bonfire at front gate, White House, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

[Two suffragettes and bonfire at front gate, White House, Washington, D.C.], c1919. — historic photograph
[Two suffragettes and bonfire at front gate, White House, Washington, D.C.], c1919.. 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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Two women stand beside a blazing bonfire at the front gate of the White House in this print from about 1919, a scene that sets it apart from the many views of the pickets. The fire belonged to the National Woman's Party's Silent Sentinels, who had held vigil at the gates since January 1917. In February 1919 they burned copies of President Woodrow Wilson's speeches there to protest his stance on suffrage, and police repeatedly arrested demonstrators for it. The photograph was made by Harris & Ewing, a Washington studio whose work is part of the National Photo Company Collection.

Created / publishedc1919.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Women--Politics & Suffrage. 232929"; "45907". National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Photgraph by Harris & Ewing. Formerly in SPF - Woman -- Suffrage."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124226

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