[Capitol exterior, east front] – Historic Reproduction
![[Capitol exterior, east front], [between 1853 and 1878] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d0/d0cd57ff163f-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Capitol exterior, east front]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Capitol exterior, east front]
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This east-front view of the United States Capitol comes from an album kept by Benjamin Brown French, the federal official who oversaw public buildings in Washington during the 1850s and 1860s. In those years the Capitol was being transformed, with its wings extended and a new cast-iron dome replacing the earlier one, so the building photographed here was a work in progress. The print is an albumen paper photograph, the standard process of the period, and its warm, slightly glossy tones help show how officials and visitors documented the city's changing landmarks.
| Created / published | [between 1853 and 1878] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen paper ; 35 x 28.5 cm. |
| Notes | In album: Benjamin Brown French Photographs |
| Subjects | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1850-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,228 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-158080 |
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