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[Arthur Simmons, White House staff member, seated in office lobby of the White House] – Vintage Wall Art

[Arthur Simmons, White House staff member, seated in office lobby of the White House], [1900, printed 1983] — historic photograph
[Arthur Simmons, White House staff member, seated in office lobby of the White House], [1900, printed 1983]. Historic photograph from the White House 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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[Arthur Simmons, White House staff member, seated in office lobby of the White House] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Arthur Simmons, a member of the White House staff, sits in the office lobby of the executive mansion in this 1900 portrait, taken during William McKinley's presidency. The subject headings link the picture to the McKinley administration and to African Americans working in federal employment at the White House at the turn of the century, when the building's domestic and clerical staff were a largely unseen part of daily presidential life. Print dates of 1983 indicate the negative was reproduced decades after it was made, preserving a rare record of a working figure rather than an official or famous guest.

Created / published[1900, printed 1983]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900.Photographic prints 1980-1990.
SubjectsMcKinley, William,--1843-1901--Staff. White House (Washington, D.C.) African Americans--Employment--1900. Offices--Washington (D.C.)--1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,283 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177348

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