Helen Taft unveils Steuben Statue – Antique Wall Art
(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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Helen Taft unveils Steuben Statue
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The picture shows First Lady Helen Herron Taft at the unveiling of the Steuben statue, a memorial to Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Prussian officer who drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778. Its ceremonial setting, with the First Lady performing the unveiling, reflects how such monuments were often dedicated with official and public attendance. The image comes from the Bain News Service, a commercial photo agency whose glass negatives later entered the Library of Congress. The record does not give a date, so the exact occasion is not confirmed here, but the subject and the agency's coverage of Washington events make it a useful view of early twentieth-century commemorations.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,754 × 4,197 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10098 |
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