Vintage Postcard The US Capitol building Washington DC

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THE U. S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D. C. 42049


BY B. S. REYNOLDS CO., 1202 D ST. NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C PUBLISHED THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL set on a height the overlooking the of the amphitheater of Potomac, is one 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 corner-stone was laid by President Washington building in 1793; the central was finished in 1797; and the extensions first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE T. AMERICAN ART COLORED




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