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[U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Photo Print

[U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.], [between 1870 and 1890] — historic photograph
[U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.], [between 1870 and 1890]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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[U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.]

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The Treasury Building shown here is the one standing on the north side of the White House grounds, a granite-and-marble structure begun in 1836 and expanded many times over the following decades. The record notes a fountain among its subjects, which points to the landscaped approach that gave the stereograph its place in the "Metropolitan and suburban scenery" series. William M. Chase, the photographer behind the card, produced many views of Washington's public buildings for stereoscopic viewers, which were a popular parlor entertainment in the 1870s and 1880s. Looking closely at the pair of images, you can see how the paired lenses gave a sense of depth to the building's columns and grounds.

Created / published[between 1870 and 1890]
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1870-1890.Albumen prints 1870-1890.
NotesStereograph by William M. Chase. Title devised by Library staff. From the series: Metropolitan and suburban scenery, Washington, D.C. No. 1066.
SubjectsUnited States.--Dept. of the Treasury--Buildings--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1890. Fountains--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 723 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163018

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