The future Washington, monument and gardens [between 1900 and 1906] – Vintage Wall Art
![The future Washington, monument and gardens [between 1900 and 1906], [Between 1900 and 1906] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fb0bed08f2db-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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This rare historic photograph captures The future Washington, monument and gardens [between 1900 and 1906] in remarkable 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 future Washington, monument and gardens [between 1900 and 1906]
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Rather than a view of the obelisk as it actually stood, this picture reproduces a painted vision of how the grounds around the Washington Monument might look in the future. The watercolor was made by Jules Guérin, an illustrator known for architectural renderings, and the Detroit Publishing Company photographed it for reproduction. The image reflects the ambitious planning of the period, when the McMillan Commission, working in 1901 and 1902, proposed a grand, orderly park system along the National Mall. Guérin's renderings helped the public picture that redesigned landscape centered on the monument, completed in 1884.
| Created / published | [Between 1900 and 1906] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 017437 Watercolor by Jules Vallee Guerin, 1868-1946, artist. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: D.C. Wash.--Monuments...; Gardens; D.C. Washington--Washington Monument; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,078 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135199 |
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