Summary: | Image of the United States Capitol building, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "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." Postcard number: A-3530. |
Provider: | B.S. Reynolds Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | North America |
United States of America |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States |
Place of origin – Region: | District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States |
Geographical subject – Region: | District of Columbia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Washington |
Topical subjects: | Capitols |
Government facilities |
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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