D.C., Washington. Capitol. Exterior. South front – Vintage Print
(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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D.C., Washington. Capitol. Exterior. South front comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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D.C., Washington. Capitol. Exterior. South front
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The south front of the Capitol, the side facing the city's southern grounds, is less often pictured than the familiar east steps, and this view shows the building's long west-to-east rhythm of wings and terraces. Washington laid the cornerstone in 1793, and British forces burned the building in 1814 before it was rebuilt. The cast-iron dome completed in the 1860s gave the complex the silhouette seen here. The record gives no date for this print, so its exact year is uncertain, but the view shows a building that had long served as the seat of Congress.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash.--US Cap. ext.; DC, Wash.--Views--Aerial; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,220 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135317 |
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