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[View of U.S. Capitol from northeast] – Antique Photo Print

[View of U.S. Capitol from northeast], c1942. — historic photograph
[View of U.S. Capitol from northeast], c1942.. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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A window into the past: [View of U.S. Capitol from northeast], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[View of U.S. Capitol from northeast]

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Taken from the northeast, this view shows the building's corner and the dome rising above its wings, an angle less often seen than the famous west front. The cast-iron dome was finished in 1866 and topped by the bronze Statue of Freedom, which was placed in 1863. By 1942 the Capitol had seen the nation through the Civil War, two world wars and the Depression, and wartime Washington was busy with new offices and visitors. The United Photo Print Company's copyright line suggests a commercial photoprint made for public sale.

Created / publishedc1942.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsJ34256 U.S. Copyright Office Photoprint copyrighted by United Photo Print Co. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Wash. (DC)--1942; Wash (DC)--U.S. Capitol--Ext.--Northeast--1942; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,245 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-152145

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