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People on the White House grounds, Washington, DC

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A small girl standing on sidewalk, three-quarters length, facing sligh...

Photo taken with a Kodak camera.

[Franklin Square, Washington, D.C., snow view]

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[Man with suitcase and others on the White House grounds]

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[Washington, DC - Bartholdi Fountain at 1st and Independence Ave., SW]

Icicles on the fountain; Capitol in the background. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capit... More

[Wooden water pump on street in Washington, D.C.]

Photo shows a wooden pump and wellhead on a rather rustic street in Washington, D.C. Painter left no clues as to his interest in this scene. Its date, however, marks it as a very early Kodak print. (Source: Iso... More

[Horse-drawn trolley in snow, Washington, D.C.]

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[Man on bicycle on street, Washington, D.C., with horse-drawn streecar...

Photo shows a bicyclist pedaling south on 14th Street in front of Painter's house, an excellent example of Kodak's impressive "stop-action" abilities. (Source: Ison article on Painter, 1990) Circular Kodak phot... More

[Washington, DC - Treasury Building]

Photo shows a man and a boy in summer straw hats happily displaying some unidentifiable papers on F Street, with the Treasury and a new electric hooded arc streetlight in the background. One of a series of scen... More

[Two boys on horses at corner of 14th St. and I St. N.W., Washington, ...

Photo shows two boys curbing their horses on I Street at 14th, just around the corner from Painter's home, seen at left. (Source: Ison article on Painter, 1990) No. 991. Published in: "Uriah Hunt Painter and t... More

[Woman and girl standing in icy square, Washington, D.C.]

Photo shows a woman and a young girl posing mid-square with bundles. The two may be Painter's wife, Melinda Avery Painter, and older daughter, Eleanor, returning from a marketing trip. Or perhaps Painter took t... More

[Market scene, Washington, D.C., snow view]

Photo shows the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue with Center Market forming the backdrop for this snowy shopping scene. (Source: Ison article on Painter, 1990) No. 992. Published in: "Uriah Hunt Painter and t... More

[Two men in high silk hats, one with Kodak camera, on the White House ...

Photo shows two well-dressed and well- fed gentlemen posing for Uriah Hunt Painter on the White House lawn during the Easter Egg Roll April 22, 1889. After comparing this familiar picture to portraits of Painte... More

[Young girl wearing riding clothes, with crop, on Washington, D.C., st...

Circular print, taken with a first model Kodak camera. Public domain photograph - young girl, female portrait drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Horse-drawn sleigh in snow with hotel in background, Washington, D.C....

Photo shows a horse-drawn sleigh carrying what may be Melinda and Elise Painter across 14th St. at F St. in front of the Ebbitt House hotel. The modest buildings to the right of the grand hotel housed Newspaper... More

[Cart drawn by 4 goats, Washington, D.C.]

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[Crowd in front of "the Evening Star Newspaper Buildings" watching 2 m...

[Man on goat cart, other people milling around, Washington, D.C.]

Photo shows an African-American wagoner driving a home-made, four-goat-powered cart along the south front of the Treasury Building on Alexander Hamilton Place, NW. To the left rear is the second Corcoran Office... More

[People picnicking on White House grounds, Washington, D.C.]

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[Waffle vendor near U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C.]

Photo shows a wagon offering "Hot Waffles 6 for 5c" attracting a small crowd of men and boys at the south front of the Treasury building. Painter captured the hubbub of the Easter Egg Roll at the White House ne... More