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Capitol Dome from Rotunda of House Office Building Postcard

Color postcard showing the Cannon House Office Building rotunda and columns, with a view of the Capitol dome through the arched window, captioned “Capitol Dome from Rotunda of House Office Building. Washington, D.C.”/tiles/collection/6/6501.xml
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Reverse of postcard, unsent, captioned, “The crowning glory of the Capitol is the majestic Dome, which towers 307 1/2 feet above the esplanade. Seen at night from the Rotunda of the House of Representatives Office Building it presents a beautiful combination of light and darkness.”/tiles/collection/2/23329.xml
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Color postcard showing the Cannon House Office Building rotunda and columns, with a view of the Capitol dome through the arched window, captioned “Capitol Dome from Rotunda of House Office Building. Washington, D.C.”
Reverse of postcard, unsent, captioned, “The crowning glory of the Capitol is the majestic Dome, which towers 307 1/2 feet above the esplanade. Seen at night from the Rotunda of the House of Representatives Office Building it presents a beautiful combination of light and darkness.”
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Date

ca. 1920

Artist

E[rnest] L. Crandall

Publisher

B.S. Reynolds Co., Washington, DC; C.T. American Art

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm)

Accession Number

2009.071.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The first House Office Building—now the Cannon House Office Building—boasts a grand rotunda. This inside view, a lithographic print made from a photograph taken by Ernest L. Crandall, shows how the graceful colonnade created a picturesque frame for the Capitol dome across the street, an ideal composition for a tourist picture postcard.

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