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[U.S. Capitol grounds, looking east with horse-drawn carriage in foreground] – Historic Print

[U.S. Capitol grounds, looking east with horse-drawn carriage in foreground], c1866. — historic photograph
[U.S. Capitol grounds, looking east with horse-drawn carriage in foreground], c1866.. 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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[U.S. Capitol grounds, looking east with horse-drawn carriage in foreground] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A horse-drawn carriage fills the foreground of this stereograph, which looks east across the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Stereo cards like this one were sold in large numbers in the 1860s, and viewed through a stereoscope they gave parlor audiences a convincing sense of depth. The Capitol was still being enlarged and its cast-iron dome was nearing completion when this view was made around 1866, so the scene captures a building in transition. The card carries a copyright notice in the name of G.D. Wakely, a Washington photographer whose views of the city circulated widely.

Created / publishedc1866.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Photographic prints 1860-1870.
NotesCopyright by G.D. Wakely.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--Facilities--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,307 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203560

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