Capitol, West Front, Washington.

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Title: mpc_dc_010a.
Name(s): James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: still image
text
Genre: Postcard
Date Issued: 1905-1915
Publisher: B.S. Reynolds Co.
Physical Form: picture postcards
postcards
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.
Digitization Process: Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, at 24-RBG color, 600 dpi.
Identifier(s): Postcard Number: 413
CONTENTdm ID: stu/id/924 (CONTENTdm ID)
Note(s):

Postcard Text: The United States Capitol, set on a height overlooking the amphitheater of the Potomac, is one of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. It is 751 feet in length and 350 feet in width, covering three and a half acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome towers 307 feet above the esplanade. The cornerstone was laid by President Washington in 1793 ; the central building was finished in 1797 ; and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859.

Publishing Note: B.S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D. C.
Subject(s): City/Location: Washington (D.C.)
State/Province: Washington (D.C.)
Time Period: 20th Century
Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.)
Name of Building: United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
LC Classification: NC1878.A73; NA4205
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Is Part Of: Collection: James F. Stubbins County and Municipal Building Postcard Collection.
Original Title: Source: Original postcard: Capitol, West Front, Washington, James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, M 384, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Title: Capitol, West Front, Washington.
Name(s): James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor
VCU Libraries, publisher
Type of Resource: still image
text
Genre: Postcard
Date Issued: 1905-1915
Publisher: B.S. Reynolds Co.
Physical Form: picture postcards
postcards
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.
Digitization Process: Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, at 24-RBG color, 600 dpi.
Identifier(s): Postcard Number: 413
CONTENTdm ID: stu/id/926 (CONTENTdm ID)
Note(s):

Postcard Text: The United States Capitol, set on a height overlooking the amphitheater of the Potomac, is one of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. It is 751 feet in length and 350 feet in width, covering three and a half acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome towers 307 feet above the esplanade. The cornerstone was laid by President Washington in 1793 ; the central building was finished in 1797 ; and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859.

Publishing Note: B.S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D. C.
Subject(s): City/Location: Washington (D.C.)
State/Province: Washington (D.C.)
Time Period: 20th Century
Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.)
Name of Building: United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
LC Classification: Nc1878.a73
LC Classification: Na4205
Rights Statement URL: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Rights: This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Is Part Of: Collection: James F. Stubbins County and Municipal Building Postcard Collection.
Original Title: Source: Original postcard: Capitol, West Front, Washington, James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, M 384, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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