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Published
December 26, 2013
A Rare Picture of the US Capitol Building from the 1920s
Check out this rare photo of the US Capitol Building from the 1920s! Thanks to GoDCer Mollie for sending this in. It's an amazing look at the Capitol during that time.
Exploring the Washington Directory from 1822: James Monroe and Other Regular People Living in the City
The U.S. Capitol Under Construction in 1858
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Thanks to GoDCer Mollie for sending this in. It looks like a photo from sometime in the
1920s
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Capitol Building after an epic snowstorm
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