View of Washington City and Georgetown / Lith. by E. Weber & Co., Baltimore. – Antique Photo 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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A window into the past: View of Washington City and Georgetown / Lith. by E. Weber & Co., Baltimore., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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View of Washington City and Georgetown / Lith. by E. Weber & Co., Baltimore.
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This lithograph presents Washington City and Georgetown as one view, with the Capitol and the Washington Monument, still unfinished in 1849, set against the two towns. Lithographs like this were popular in the 1840s, when printed city views gave Americans a way to see the young capital from a distance. The print was made by E. Weber & Co. of Baltimore and sold in Washington by Casimir Bohn. Its interest lies in the mix of a federal city still taking shape and an older river town, Georgetown, that stood apart from it.
| Created / published | Washington, D.C. : Published and sold by Casimir Bohn, c1849. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850. |
| Subjects | Government buildings--Washington (D.C.)--1840-1850. Monuments & memorials--Washington (D.C.)--1840-1850. Washington (D.C.)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,448 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215942 |
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