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[View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

[View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1920] — historic photograph
[View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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: [View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.]

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The National Zoological Park, which the Smithsonian Institution opened in 1889 on wooded land along Rock Creek in northwest Washington, was among the capital's most popular outings in the early 1900s. This view, dated only to the years between 1909 and 1920, comes from the National Photo Company Collection, the work of a commercial firm that produced scenic views of Washington for tourists. Pictures like this one show the park's grounds and the leisurely way families spent afternoons there during the Progressive Era.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1920]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1920.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. 261.
SubjectsNational Zoological Park (U.S.)--1900-1920. Zoos--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,280 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182257

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