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[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol, looking northeast] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol, looking northeast], [ca. 1863] — historic photograph
[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol, looking northeast], [ca. 1863]. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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Step back in time with [Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol, looking northeast], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol, looking northeast]

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This albumen print was taken from the Capitol's upper level and looks northeast over the city's streets and rooftops, a vantage few visitors of the period could reach. It dates to about 1863, when Washington was a crowded wartime capital. Troops, government clerks, and new arrivals had swelled its population, and the city was still uneven, with open lots and half-built blocks beside older houses. The Capitol itself was in the middle of a major expansion, with its cast-iron dome rising during these years. Views like this one document a city in transition, with the seat of federal power still under construction.

Created / published[ca. 1863]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreCityscape photographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
SubjectsBuildings--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Streets--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,820 × 2,495 px · prints to 13 × 8 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203518

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