Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President – Antique Wall Art
![Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President, [between 1921 and 1923, probably 1921?] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fd/fd76da2c3a05-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 Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President 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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Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President
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Visitors stood in a long line at the White House for a turn to shake hands with President Warren G. Harding, a scene the record places in Washington around 1921. Harding, who took office in March 1921, held regular public receptions at the executive mansion, and these handshake lines were a familiar part of that routine. The photograph comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented daily life in the capital during the early 1920s. The print is worn and has lost some detail, but the crowd's patience and orderliness still come through.
| Created / published | [between 1921 and 1923, probably 1921?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | National Photo Company Collection. |
| Subjects | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel),--1865-1923--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.) White House (Washington, D.C.)--1920-1930. Queues--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Crowds--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182407 |
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