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Publisher
W.B. Garrison; Souvenir Post Card Co.
Publishing Note
Pub. by W.B. Garrison, Washington, D.C. PSC Co
Date Published
1905-1912
Postmark Date
1912
Postcard Text
The Municipal Building, Washington, D.C., located at 14th and Pa. Ave., is the home of the District of Columbia Government. It is a beautiful white marble structure 243 ft. x 196 ft. and cost exclusive of site, nearly $2,000,000. The District of Columbia is under the executive control of the three commissioners, two civilians, and one Army engineer, who are appointed by the President. Congress makes its laws and pays half of the municipal expense as an offset against non assessment for taxes of United States property. Besides the offices of the District Commissioners, the Police, Fire and Health Depts. are also located in the Municipal building. A statue of Alexander P. Shepard, the last Governor of the District of Columbia, by U.S.J. Dunbar, is erected in front of it.
Postcard Number
No. 61599
Name of Building
District Building (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject
Municipal 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: Municipal or District Building, 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_007b.jpg
Reverse Side
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/stu/459