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Present State of the Capitol at Washington

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Date

1853-01-08

Artist

Carl Emil Doepler

Publisher

Illustrated News

Dimensions

11 × 15 5/8 in. (27.9 × 39.7 cm) Framed: 15 7/8 × 17 1/4 in. (40.3 × 43.8 cm)

Accession Number

2009.128.004

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The expansion of the Capitol building was of great public interest in the 1850s, and progress on the building was a frequent subject in the news. Here, the early stages of work are shown, with stone masons at work in the foreground. The basic shape of the new wings is barely evident, but the scope of the project is indicated by the numerous workers and temporary structures.

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