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[Wreaths at base of Washington Monument, 1924] – Historic Reproduction

[Wreaths at base of Washington Monument, 1924], [1924] — historic photograph
[Wreaths at base of Washington Monument, 1924], [1924]. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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 [Wreaths at base of Washington Monument, 1924] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Wreaths lie at the base of the Washington Monument, the marble obelisk on the National Mall that was completed in 1884 and dedicated in 1885. The record dates the scene to 1924 based on neighboring negatives in the same group, and it does not name the occasion, though wreaths were often laid at the monument on national holidays and anniversaries of Washington's birth. The picture comes from the National Photo Company collection, a Washington studio whose glass negatives document the capital in the early twentieth century. Faint streaks and other blemishes on the negative come from the gradual deterioration of its original coatings.

Created / published[1924]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff Date from negatives in same range. 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,070 × 4,428 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-254719

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