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A Photographic Look Back at the East Front of the Capitol Building in the 1860s

Thanks to the Library of Congress, we can take a photographic look back at the East Front of the Capitol Building as it appeared in the 1860s. See the amazing photograph here!
The jury that tried Millie Gaines in 1869 for the murder of a white man, and freed her on an insanity please. It was composed of six colored and six white men. This was the first murder trial in the District in which a mixed jury sat. Reading from left to right seated; 2, David Fisher; 4, the Rev. James D. Reed; 6, Leonard C. Bailey. Standing from left to right; 2, Charles Humphries; 4, John A. Gray; 6, Herbert Harris (The Baltimore Afro-American - May 4th, 1935)
Sheep grazing at the White House (1919)
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What an amazing photograph from the 1860s. Thanks again to the Library of Congress for this one.

east front of the Capitol Building
east front of the Capitol Building

Source: Library of Congress

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