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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!
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Army jeep containing soldiers on 9th Street with civilian car next to it. There is a sign over a storefront on the corner of the street which reads "SABIN'S 9TH & U RECORDS". Shows the northwest corner of the 9th and U Street (Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History)

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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