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[Jackson Memorial, Lafayette Park, with White House in background, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

[Jackson Memorial, Lafayette Park, with White House in background, Washington, D.C.], [1898?] — historic print
[Jackson Memorial, Lafayette Park, with White House in background, Washington, D.C.], [1898?]. Historic print from the Presidents 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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[Jackson Memorial, Lafayette Park, with White House in background, Washington, D.C.]

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Lafayette Park, just north of the White House, is the setting here, and the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson rises at its center with the executive mansion visible in the background. The photochrom process used to make this print was a early color technique in which a photographer's negative was transferred to a set of lithographic stones, one for each hue, and printed in layers. The Detroit Publishing Company produced many such views of American landmarks in the 1890s and early 1900s, and the scene shows how the park's monument and the presidential house were placed in close view of one another. The date of about 1898 is an estimate, since the record does not give a firm year.

Created / published[1898?]
Medium1 photomechanical print : photochrom.
GenrePhotochrom prints Color 1890-1900.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Forms part of: Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsJackson, Andrew,--1767-1845--Statues. White House (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1900. Lafayette Park (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,000 × 4,042 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-224293

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