[View of Washington looking down Pennsylvania Ave. toward unfinished Capitol. National Hotel on left, no. 2] – Historic Photograph Print
![[View of Washington looking down Pennsylvania Ave. toward unfinished Capitol. National Hotel on left, no. 2], 1860 — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a6/a62a42421107-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.)
Description
Step back in time with [View of Washington looking down Pennsylvania Ave. toward unfinished Capitol. National Hotel on left, no. 2], a historic drawing rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[View of Washington looking down Pennsylvania Ave. toward unfinished Capitol. National Hotel on left, no. 2]
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Pennsylvania Avenue runs up the middle of this 1860 watercolor, with the National Hotel on the left and the Capitol at the far end, still unfinished. In 1860 the building's wings stood, but its dome was not yet complete, so the scene shows a government seat in the middle of construction. Pennsylvania Avenue was the city's main ceremonial route and a busy commercial street, and hotels like the National catered to the members of Congress, job seekers, and visitors who crowded the capital during sessions. The drawing combines a pencil underdrawing with washes of color, a method common for city views of the period. Its record notes a second version of the same view, which suggests the composition was popular enough to be repeated.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor over graphite underdrawing. |
| Genre | Drawings Color American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Inscribed lower right: Washington. See DRWG/US - Meyer, no. 2 (B size for another version of this view. Transfer; Map Division. |
| Subjects | Capitols--Washington (D.C.)--1860. City & town life--Washington (D.C.)--1860. Hotels--Washington (D.C.)--1860.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,653 × 1,430 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175988 |
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