Antique Postcard 1914 New York and Washington RPO postmark The Capitol DC

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THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON


arrived 11. POST Bs W Dearbothe NATION'S CAPITAL CHOICEST VIEWS Arrived Messages• P. 0 so Incarly all the may Hope soul didnt getmot SHOSTA NE 4020.-The United States Capitol, set on a height overlooking the amphitheater 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. [B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D. C.] Phila




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