Vintage Portrait - Washington DC - Adding the Feminine touch – Antique Photo Print
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Vintage Portrait - Washington DC - Adding the Feminine touch
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Its title, "Adding the Feminine Touch," points to a picture meant to comment on a woman taking part in a setting where men had long dominated, and the January 4, 1939 date places it in the final stretch of the New Deal, when federal agencies in Washington employed growing numbers of women. The photographer was Harris & Ewing, a studio that ran in the capital from 1905 and supplied portraits and news pictures to newspapers and magazines. Its work captures the city's officials, society figures, and visitors during this period. Studio prints from the era show how press photography used posed scenes to frame a story in a single image.
| Created / published | [19]39 January 4. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Harris & Ewing |
| Original scan | 742 × 927 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HAR-98504 |
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