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The Smithsonian Castle in 1867

Published October 28, 2015

This photo shows the Smithsonian castle as it looked just after the Civil War.

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Amazing old photograph of the Smithsonian Castle back in 1867, a couple years after the Civil War.

Smithsonian Institution Building, “The Castle,” c. 1867.

Source: Smithsonian

Posted in Notable People & Places
and tagged 1860s, Smithsonian

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