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[Statue of George Washington and Lafayette shaking hands, New York City] – Vintage Print

[Statue of George Washington and Lafayette shaking hands, New York City], c1920 June 16. — historic photograph
[Statue of George Washington and Lafayette shaking hands, New York City], c1920 June 16.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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A window into the past: [Statue of George Washington and Lafayette shaking hands, New York City], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The sculpted pair here is a Washington and Lafayette group, shown mid-handshake, a gesture that stands for the alliance between the two men during the American Revolution. Lafayette, a young French nobleman, joined the Continental Army in 1777 and became one of Washington's most trusted officers, and the French support he helped secure proved decisive at Yorktown. A statue of this kind in 1920 spoke to the friendship between the United States and France, which had grown warmer after the First World War. The photograph records a public monument at a moment when such memorials drew large crowds and were often unveiled with ceremony.

Created / publishedc1920 June 16.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920.
NotesJ241633 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799--Statues--New York (State)--New York. Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,--marquis de,--1757-1834--Statues--New York (State)--New York--1920. Sculpture--New York (State)--New York--1920. Shaking hands--1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,145 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162417

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