Washington Library of Congress 1894, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Washington Library of Congress 1894, Washington, D.C. comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 1894
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Washington Library of Congress 1894, Washington, D.C.
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Washington in 1894 was a city of federal workers, and that spring it drew national attention when Jacob Coxey's band of unemployed men marched east from Ohio to demand public works jobs. Their arrival turned the Capitol grounds into a stage for protest and police attention, a sign that the hard times following the 1893 financial collapse had reached the national government's doorstep. Residents who drew government paychecks watched the encampments with a mix of sympathy and unease while Congress argued over tariffs and the currency. Levin C. Handy, a Washington photographer, recorded the city during these years, when the capital still felt compact enough to fit within a single wide frame.
| Created / published | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Creator | handy, levin c. (levin corbin) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington, D.C. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,800 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 1894 |
| Reference | DC Washington Library of Congress 1894. |
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