Suffrage demonstration at Lafayette 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Suffrage demonstration at Lafayette Statue. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Suffrage demonstration at Lafayette Statue
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The statue in view is the Lafayette monument in Lafayette Square, directly across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, which made it a natural gathering place for protest. The photograph is dated to about 1916, when the woman suffrage campaign was pressing President Woodrow Wilson for a federal amendment. Suffragists soon moved to daily silent vigils at the White House gates, a tactic that drew wide attention and, eventually, arrests. The print was made by Harris & Ewing, a Washington studio that documented the city's public life for decades. Its date and details come from an old caption card, so they are worth checking against other sources.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | ca. 1916. |
| Subjects | Photo by Harris & Ewing. Illus. in: National Women's Party Coll., Tray 33, Box 4, Peaceful Pickets File. Reference copy may be in SSF - Woman--Suffrage. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash.--Misc.; DC, Wash.--Circles...; Woman--Suffrage--ca. 1916; Photog. I.; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,143 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137901 |
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