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Statue of Freedom Stereoview

Stereoview with two nearly identical black and white photographs of the plaster cast of the Statue of Freedom wearing a robe and feather headdress, in Statuary Hall, with columns, a painting, and two busts visible. The two photographs are arranged side by side on yellow cardboard./tiles/collection/6/6297.xml
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Stereoview with two nearly identical black and white photographs of the plaster cast of the Statue of Freedom wearing a robe and feather headdress, in Statuary Hall, with columns, a painting, and two busts visible. The two photographs are arranged side by side on yellow cardboard.
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Date

1867

Artist

Bell & Brother

Publisher

Bell & Brother

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 7 in. (7.9 x 17.8 cm)

Accession Number

2005.147.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The plaster cast of the statue of Freedom—the bronze version of which surmounts the Capitol dome—figures prominently in this stereoview of Statuary Hall. The 19th-century Freedom was imagined as a female warrior with an eagle feather headdress, a sword, and a stars-and-stripes shield. This space, which served as the House Chamber from 1819 until 1857, became National Statuary Hall in 1864.

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