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

  • Published July 18, 2013
east front of the Capitol Building
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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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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