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[U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. East Front from N.E., with horses and carriages in front] – Antique Wall Art

[U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. East Front from N.E., with horses and carriages in front] — historic photograph
[U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. East Front from N.E., with horses and carriages in front]. 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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[U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. East Front from N.E., with horses and carriages in 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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This view of the U.S. Capitol's east front, taken from the northeast, is set apart by the horses and carriages drawn up in the foreground, which place the building firmly in the age before automobiles. The catalog dates the print to the 1890s, though the date is an estimate. By then the east front had long served as the building's ceremonial face, since presidents took their oaths on its portico beginning with Andrew Jackson in 1829. The cast-iron dome, completed in the 1860s, dominates the skyline in pictures like this one.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[between 1890 and 1900?]
SubjectsThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash.--USC- ext.--Views--East Front; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,241 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134324

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