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Old Photo Friday: The Capitol Building East Front in 1846

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on June 22, 2012 in Notable People & Places Leave a comment

Here is an amazing photograph (or daguerreotype) by John Plumbe taken in 1846. It shows the east front of the Capitol Building, noticeably different than it looks today.

Capitol Building in 1846 (Library of Congress)

Old Photo Friday: Ford at the Capitol (ghostsofdc.org)
Frederick Douglass statue in halls of Capitol a possibility (thegrio.com)
If Walls Could Talk: Chateau Bonaparte on K Street (ghostsofdc.org)

Tagged with: 1840s Capitol Building John Plumbe

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