Preview
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 Statement URL
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