Vintage Postcard The US Capitol building Washington DC

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THE U. S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D. C. 1A - H 319


SCENIC ART SERIES, B. S. REYNOLDS CO., PUBLISHERS, WASHINGTON, 50 9 The United States Capitol, set looking the amphitheater of on a height over- the Potomac, is one the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. of It is 751 feet in length and 350 feet in width, cover- ing three and a half acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome The towers 307 feet above the esplanade. corner-stone was laid by President Washington 1793: the central building was finished in 1797; the extensions were first occupied by Congress 1857 and 1859. PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE




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