Design of the National Washington Mounment, to be erected in the City of Washington – Vintage Print
![Design of the National Washington Mounment, to be erected in the City of Washington, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/33/330f35b0b27b-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Design of the National Washington Mounment, to be erected in the City of Washington, a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Design of the National Washington Mounment, to be erected in the City of Washington
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A design for the National Washington Monument, the memorial planned for the capital to honor the first president, is the subject here. Robert Mills's early plan called for a tall shaft ringed by a colonnade and topped by a statue of Washington. Construction began with a cornerstone laid in 1848, but work halted in 1854 amid funding shortages and political disputes. The obelisk was not finished until 1884. The record gives no date for this drawing, so its exact origin and relation to the final design remain uncertain.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Crehen. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,039 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116907 |
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