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The Capitol--Washington, D. C.--West front from the City Hall / T.D. ; sketched and drawn by T. Doughty ; from Childs & Inman's Lith Press. – Historic Print

The Capitol--Washington, D. C.--West front from the City Hall / T.D. ; sketched and drawn by T. Doughty ; from Childs & Inman's Lith Press., Philadelphia : pubd. by Childs & Inman, 1832. — antique lithograph
The Capitol--Washington, D. C.--West front from the City Hall / T.D. ; sketched and drawn by T. Doughty ; from Childs & Inman's Lith Press., Philadelphia : pubd. by Childs & Inman, 1832.. Antique lithograph 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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A window into the past: The Capitol--Washington, D. C.--West front from the City Hall / T.D. ; sketched and drawn by T. Doughty ; from Childs & Inman's Lith Press., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The west front of the Capitol, seen from the City Hall, is the vantage point that sets this lithograph apart from the many views of the building's more familiar east side. Published in Philadelphia in 1832 by Childs & Inman, the print was drawn by T. Doughty, who sketched the scene and worked it up for the press. In 1832 the Capitol was still an unfinished work: its central dome was not yet built, and the western approach was far from the polished grounds visitors see today. The print's subject list also notes cropland, a reminder of how much open farmland still bordered the young federal city.

Created / publishedPhiladelphia : pubd. by Childs & Inman, 1832.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1830-1840.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1830-1840. Croplands--Washington (D.C.)--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,464 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219386

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