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Bird’s Eye View of Washington from the U.S. Capitol Stereoview

Stereoview showing two nearly identical black and white photographs of a southeast view from the Capitol dome, arranged side by side on cardboard/tiles/collection/4/44107.xml
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Reverse of stereoview with caption "Bird's eye view of Washington from the U.S. Capitol" and handwritten "1879, looking east"/tiles/collection/4/41627.xml
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Stereoview showing two nearly identical black and white photographs of a southeast view from the Capitol dome, arranged side by side on cardboard
Reverse of stereoview with caption "Bird's eye view of Washington from the U.S. Capitol" and handwritten "1879, looking east"
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Date

ca. 1880

Artist

J.F. Jarvis

Publisher

J.F. Jarvis

Dimensions

3 7/16 × 6 in. (8.7 × 15.2 cm)

Accession Number

2022.123.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Views from the Capitol dome made popular souvenirs in the 1870s. This example shows one of the least-common views. The camera captures the southwest Capitol grounds and Pennsylvania Avenue as it heads toward the Anacostia River and the Maryland hills beyond.

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