The Capitol--Egg rolling on the grounds at Easter – Vintage Wall Art
![The Capitol--Egg rolling on the grounds at Easter, [between 1920 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f0/f043db4e9134-L.webp)
(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 The Capitol--Egg rolling on the grounds at Easter, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Capitol--Egg rolling on the grounds at Easter
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Crowds rolling painted eggs across the grounds of the United States Capitol set this picture apart from the more familiar White House egg roll. Underwood & Underwood, the New York firm known for its stereoviews and news photographs, made the print sometime between 1920 and 1932, a period when Easter gatherings on the Capitol lawn drew families from across Washington. The image shows how the Capitol grounds served as a public space for holiday play between the world wars.
| Created / published | [between 1920 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1940. |
| Notes | Photograph by Underwood & Underwood. |
| Subjects | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1920-1940. Crowds--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1940. Easter--1920-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,309 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-192393 |
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