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[Columbus Fountain, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Columbus Fountain, Washington, D.C.], [1942] — historic photograph
[Columbus Fountain, Washington, D.C.], [1942]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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[Columbus Fountain, Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Columbus Fountain, Washington, D.C.]

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This view shows the Columbus Fountain, the monument to the explorer that stands in the plaza fronting Union Station in Washington, D.C. The fountain, set in the open space of Columbus Plaza, was a civic landmark that greeted travelers arriving by rail at the capital's main station. The photograph was taken in 1942, when Union Station was especially busy with wartime troop movements and government travel. Pictures like this one document how the plaza looked during those years, when the station and its surroundings served as a daily gateway to the city.

Created / published[1942]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1940-1950.
SubjectsColumbus, Christopher--Monuments--Washington (D.C.) Fountains--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,060 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168747

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