East front of the Capitol ca. 1854 – Vintage Print
![East front of the Capitol ca. 1854, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d1/d19a11b705fd-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 print of East front of the Capitol ca. 1854. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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East front of the Capitol ca. 1854
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This view of the Capitol's east front, the building's principal facade, is dated circa 1854, a period when the complex was changing rapidly. Congress had begun enlarging the north and south wings in 1851, while the central section, first designed by William Thornton and later rebuilt under Charles Bulfinch, remained the core of the building. The shelflist card gives the date and lists the name "East," which the record marks as unverified, so the maker and exact date are uncertain. Prints like this one show how the front looked before the dome reached its final form.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: East. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 916 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134780 |
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