Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793 – Vintage Wall Art
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Description
A window into the past: Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793
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George Washington laid the cornerstone of the United States Capitol on September 18, 1793, in a ceremony that marked the start of construction on what would become the seat of Congress. The event drew a crowd of officials and citizens to the site in the new federal city, which was still mostly fields and scattered buildings at the time. Washington's presence gave the day a strong patriotic weight, linking the young republic's governing ideals to a permanent building in the capital that had been named for him.
| Original scan | 2,871 × 2,273 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1793 cornerstone_70643_1 |
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