• there is a lot of patriotism in this photograph - arielle.theobald
  • Another american flag. - Dominoa
  • No, it's not a flag... her skirt was striped with gray and red, not white and red. - strph
  • american embleme ? - tomagladiator
  • everyone has hats on! you dont see that nowadays - eeekkgirl
  • these arches are beautiful! - eeekkgirl
  • They were required. At least the men were. They were in the service. - Phillip Hammond

[Garden of Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C.] (LOC)

Collier, John,, 1913-1992,, photographer.

[Garden of Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C.]

[1943 May]

1 transparency : color.

Notes:
 Title, date, and attribution based on similarity to USW36-738.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
 Organizations' facilities
Gardens
World War, 1939-1945
United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)

Format: Transparencies--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a55006

Call Number: LC-USW36-1089

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    gentk, ★VegaChastain★, tedeytan, caffeinatedliby, and 58 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. ★VegaChastain★ (60 months ago | reply)

    What a beautiful photograph... the flowers in the background match the young ladies dresses - great composition and color!!!! Love it.

  3. scott*eric (60 months ago | reply)

    I love how, even though this was taken over 60 years ago, those buildings look almost identical today.

  4. kidnix (60 months ago | reply)

    glass window -- totally agree -- it's fascinating.

  5. Tracy27 (60 months ago | reply)

    There's such a European look to the architecture and landscaping, I had to do a double-take to be sure it said this was D.C.

    The people in it are intriguing, too; I wonder whether they were models or actual servicemen and their dates? I like how the polka-dotted woman's right arm is motion-blurred, and how neatly the stripe-skirted lady's feet are pressed together.

  6. AlinaShots (60 months ago | reply)

    I Love it, I love it! Look at the way those girls are dressed..

  7. Dayetriper (60 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful composition - I wonder where the photographer took the shot from to get that angle. Lovely!

  8. scott*eric (60 months ago | reply)

    @Dayetriper: There are some stairs that go up either side of the building which John would have been standing on looking down. Those fancy lanterns are at the base of the large marble banisters.

  9. fyreflylight (60 months ago | reply)

    Great angle and vantage point- I am loving these vintage photos!

  10. rolleijoe (59 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful color, and fantastic Eagle lamppost. Would love to have one like it today!

    Great series of shots, will have to start looking through them all tomorrow after my dr visit.

    Thanks for posting them.

    Rolleijoe

  11. Fianna [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)

    It's still there!

  12. rolleijoe (54 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Where Fine Art Thrives, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  13. riegalkylie (50 months ago | reply)

    This is Amaizing~

  14. je suis son amoureuse (43 months ago | reply)

    magnifique

  15. Isabella.Vanderheiden (38 months ago | reply)

    This is incredible.

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