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[Construction equipment at the U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., construction site] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Construction equipment at the U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., construction site], 1867 July 3. — historic photograph
[Construction equipment at the U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., construction site], 1867 July 3.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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The detail that sets this picture apart is its focus on the machinery rather than the building itself: cranes, hoists and other construction equipment at work on the Treasury Building site in Washington, D.C., as it stood in the summer of 1867. The Treasury, designed by Robert Mills's successors and built in stages after 1836, was among the largest federal office structures of its day, and its construction stretched across decades of funding debates and changing plans. A July 1867 record like this one captures a moment when the granite-and-marble bulk was rising beside Pennsylvania Avenue, and the equipment shown is worth studying for how heavy stone was lifted and set by hand-powered and animal-driven means.

Created / published1867 July 3.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1860-1870.
NotesIllus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 67.
SubjectsUnited States.--Dept. of the Treasury--Buildings--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Building construction--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Construction equipment--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,066 × 4,081 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-199650

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