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The Old Post Office at 8th and E Street, NW – An 1846 Daguerreotype from John Plumbe

Published June 26, 2012

Take a look back in time to the Old Post Office in Washington, DC in 1846 with this beautiful daguerreotype taken by John Plumbe. Get a taste of history and learn more about the Postal Service with this incredible photo.

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Following up on our Postal Service theme from earlier today, here’s a great afternoon photo for you to stare at for a bit. It’s a daguerreotype taken by John Plumbe in 1846 featuring the post office at 8th and E St. NW (now the Hotel Monaco).

al Post Office from the corner of 8th Street and E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., the shop of Elija Dyer, merchant tailor, on the left (Library of Congress) — General Post Office from the corner of 8th Street and E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., the shop of Elija Dyer, merchant tailor, on the left (Library of Congress)

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Thanks again to the Library of Congress for their excellent archives.

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1840s, Hotel Monaco, John Plumbe

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