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Mount Vernon, Virginia
Mount Vernon, Virginia

View, Virginia, Mount Vernon, George Washington Homestead, Antique Photograph

$175

Luke C. Dillon (b. 1844-5) (photographer)
Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Va.
Pullman’s Gallery, Washington, D.C.: Last Quarter 19th Century
Black and white photograph
7 x 9 inches, image
11 x 14 inches, mounted overall
Provenance: Estate of James Carr
$175

Photograph showing the front facade of Washington’s residence in Mount Vernon, Virginia, along with a large group of people, possibly the staff that operated the site. The Library of Congress has three photographs of Washington, D.C.-area sites by Luke C. Dillon, including one with the same description as this one. The Massachusetts Historical Society also has a photograph taken at Mount Vernon by Dillon in its collection, dated 1887.

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Condition: Photograph generally very good with the usual overall toning and scattered wear. Mounting board good with usual light wear and chipping to edges, easily matted out.

References:

“Creators/Related Names: Luke C. Dillon.” (Call No. Lot 12511 H P&P) Library of Congress P & P Online Catalog. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/collAuthors03.html (15 September 2004).

“Marian Hooper Adams Photographs: Item # 50.138.” The Massachusetts Historical Society. 2004. http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fap007 (15 September 2004).

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Century

19th Century

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