Washing U.S. Capitol – 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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Step back in time with Washing U.S. Capitol, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Washing U.S. Capitol
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The Capitol itself is the subject here, shown receiving a wash with hoses, which the original caption jokingly calls the building's annual bath. The picture dates to November 28, 1919, just after a session of Congress that the caption describes as long and stormy, with debate over the League of Nations and the Peace Treaty stirring up what it calls "mud slinging." The National Photo Company, a Washington studio known for documenting the city in the early twentieth century, made the negative, which Herbert A. French gave to the Library of Congress in 1947. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | 1919 November 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Caption from caption list: The United States Capitol receiving its annual bath. The Session just closed was a long and stormy one, the debate on the League of Nations and the Peace Treaty naturally resulted in some Mud Slinging". Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch one." |
| Subjects | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Hoses. Cleaning. Water use. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,093 × 5,159 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-230225 |
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