Amazing Photograph of the Smithsonian Castle

1860s, Smithsonian Institution

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Thank you Shorpy for an amazing photograph. This appears to be a photo we haven’t yet seen.

Smithsonian Castle between 1860 and 1865

READ: Carver Barracks on Meridian Hill During the Civil War

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