Authors

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Publisher

B.S. Reynolds Co.

Publishing Note

Scenic art series B. S. Reynolds Co., publishers, Washington, D.C. BSR Co.

Date Published

1930-1934

Postmark Date

1934

Postcard Text

The United States Capitol, set on a height over looking the amphitheater of the Potomac, is one of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. It is 751 feet in length and 350 feet in width, covering three and a half acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome towers 307 feet above the esplanade. The corner-stone was laid by President Washington in 1793; the central building was finished in 1797; and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859.

Postcard Number

R-2; D-29

Note

Title from verso of postcard.

Name of Building

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

Topical Subject

Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.)

Geographic Subject

Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

City/Location

Washington (D.C.)

Original Item Size

9 x 14 cm.

Genre

picture postcards

Local Genre

postcard

Type

Still Image; Text

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights

This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

James F. Stubbins County and Municipal Building Postcard Collection

Source

Original postcard: U.S. Capitol From Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, M 384, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

stu_dc_001b.jpg

Reverse Side

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/stu/447

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