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Panorama of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Taken from the Capitol Building, Looking East [1909].Conneaut, OH: Haines Photo Co. (photographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 45 in.) – Historic Photograph Print

Panorama of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Taken from the Capitol Building, Looking East [1909].Conneaut, OH: Haines Photo Co. (photographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 45 in.), 1909 — historic photograph
Panorama of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Taken from the Capitol Building, Looking East [1909].Conneaut, OH: Haines Photo Co. (photographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 45 in.), 1909. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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This rare historic photograph captures Panorama of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Taken from the Capitol Building, Looking East [1909].Conneaut, OH: Haines Photo Co. (photographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 45 in.) in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Panorama of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Taken from the Capitol Building, Looking East [1909].Conneaut, OH: Haines Photo Co. (photographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 45 in.)

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Taken from the Capitol and turned eastward, this long panorama captures the rooftops and streets of Capitol Hill as they stood in 1909. Haines Photo Co. of Conneaut, Ohio, produced many wide-format city views in the early twentieth century, and this 45-inch print was built to hold an entire sweep of the skyline in one image. Look closely at the dense residential blocks, which show a neighborhood that would change considerably as the federal city grew in later decades.

Created / published1909
Mediumphotographic print, gelatin silver, 9.5 x 45 in.
Original scan6,600 × 1,422 px · prints to 22 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference1909 13375u panoramic view of capitol 1909

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