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Charleston at the Capitol – Historic Reproduction

Charleston at the Capitol, [between 1920 and 1930] — historic photograph
Charleston at the Capitol, [between 1920 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the Charleston 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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A window into the past: Charleston at the Capitol, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Dancing the Charleston at the Capitol sets this picture apart from the many 1920s scenes of the dance craze, and the record names a man, Thomas Sanders McMillan (1888-1939), among its subjects. The dance took its name from Charleston, South Carolina, and spread across the country after it appeared in the 1923 Broadway revue *Runnin' Wild*. Its quick, bent-knee steps became a symbol of the decade's restless youth, and the young women labeled "flappers" in the subject headings were often its most visible performers. The photoprint came from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio whose work documents the city's social life in these years.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesPhotoprint by National Photo Co.
SubjectsMcMillan, Thomas Sanders,--1888-1939. Flappers--1920-1930. Dance--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,127 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164794

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