Snapshots of the Past

From Washington Monument, south, along the wharves and the Potomac River, Washington – Historic Print

From Washington Monument, south, along the wharves and the Potomac River, Washington, c1902. — historic photograph
From Washington Monument, south, along the wharves and the Potomac River, Washington, c1902.. Historic photograph from the Washington Monument 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.)

Description

From Washington Monument, south, along the wharves and the Potomac River, Washington comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

From Washington Monument, south, along the wharves and the Potomac River, Washington

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

This stereograph looks south from the Washington Monument's height across the working waterfront and the Potomac River, a vantage that shows the city's riverside wharves laid out below the obelisk. Around 1902, the Potomac docks handled freight and passenger traffic, and the view captures how the river shaped the capital's commerce long before the monument's surroundings were fully landscaped. Underwood & Underwood, the publisher credited on the card, sold stereoviews like this one widely in the early 1900s. Viewed through a stereoscope, the pair of nearly identical photographs fused into a three-dimensional scene, which made distant places feel close to home parlor audiences.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesCopyright by Underwood & Underwood.
SubjectsRivers--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910. Potomac River--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 737 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163873

More from the Washington Monument collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Fireworks over the Washington Monument, with group of people on bridge in foreground][Fireworks over the Washington Monument, with group of people on bridge in foregDedication of the Washington Monument, February 21, 1885Dedication of the Washington Monument, February 21, 1885Washington Monument, Mt. Vernon Place, Baltimore, MarylandWashington Monument, Mt. Vernon Place, Baltimore, MarylandWashington Monument, view with Grand Army Encampment on groundsWashington Monument, view with Grand Army Encampment on grounds[Washington Monument and equestrian statue of John Eager Howard in Washington Place, Baltimore, Maryland][Washington Monument and equestrian statue of John Eager Howard in Washington PlWashington Monument, tallest stone structure in the World (555 ft.) east - Washington, D.C.Washington Monument, tallest stone structure in the World (555 ft.) east - Washi