Awaiting a Capitol Niche [John Paul Jones and Henry Wallace]

Title	Awaiting a Capitol Niche [John Paul Jones and Henry Wallace]
Artist/Maker	World Wide Photos
Date	1949-12-03
Medium	Photograph, black and white
Dimensions	h. 9 x w. 7.125 in. (h. 22.86 x w. 18.0975 cm)
Credit Line	U.S. Senate Collection
Accession Number	38.01223.001

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Label (verso, center, printed in black ink): WIDE WORLD PHOTOS / PLEASE CREDIT / A-91413 (PART OF SERIES) / AWAITING A CAPITOL NICHE / MISS MARY HUDSON, OF THE CAPITOL ARCHITECT'S / STAFF, WITH BUSTS OF JOHN PAUL JONES (LEFT) / AND HENRY A. WALLACE. THESE ARE TWO OF FOUR / BUSTS AWAITING PLACEMENT IN THE CAPITOL'S / STATUARY HALL. THE BUST OF JOHN PAUL JONES, / SPONSORED BY THE NAVY, HAS WAITED A LONG TIME / FOR THIS HONOR. THE BUST OF WALLACE, COMPLETED / IN 1948 BY JO DAVIDSON, COST $2,500. / WIDE WORLD PHOTO / 4259 DMF 12/3/49 F-2XSTAR FS42 / (SEE A-91412 FOR MAIN CAPTION)
Stamp (verso, along right edge, in black ink): Washington. D.C. - Statuary Hall [crossed out in red ink]
Inscription (verso, along right edge, handwritten in red ink): Bldgs - Capitol - Statues
Stamp (verso, bottom center, in blue ink): RSB 21599
Stamp (verso, bottom right, in red ink): ES 302 — 498
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