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Amazing 1846 Photo of the Capitol Building

Tagged 1840s, John Plumbe, The Capitol Building

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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.

Source: Library of Congress

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