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Fifty Glimpses of Washington

WASHINGTON

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AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD.

REPRODUCED FROM RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS.

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: RAND, McNALLY & CO., PUBLISHERS, 1896. WOODWARD & LOTHROP, 10th, 11th, AND F STREETS, WASHINGTON, D. C.

Copyright, 1895, by Rand, McNally & Co.

THE MALL—View looking Southwest from near the Department of Agriculture.
THE MALL—View looking Southwest from near the Department of Agriculture.

BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. WASHINGTON MONUMENT. POTOMAC RIVER.

THE MALL—View looking Southwest from near the Department of Agriculture.

THE CAPITOL—East Front.

THE CAPITOL—East Front.
THE CAPITOL—East Front.

THE CAPITOL—West Front.

THE CAPITOL—West Front.
THE CAPITOL—West Front.
VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM THE CAPITOL.
VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM THE CAPITOL.

BOTANICAL GARDEN. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.

VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM THE CAPITOL.

BRONZE STATUE OF JAMES A. GARFIELD. Southwestern Entrance to Capitol Grounds. By J. Q. A. WARD. CAPITOL VISTA FROM SOLDIERS' HOME.

BRONZE STATUE OF JAMES A. GARFIELD.
BRONZE STATUE OF JAMES A. GARFIELD.
CAPITOL VISTA FROM SOLDIERS' HOME.
CAPITOL VISTA FROM SOLDIERS' HOME.

THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Capitol.

THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Capitol.
THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Capitol.

THE SENATE CHAMBER—Capitol.

THE SENATE CHAMBER—Capitol.
THE SENATE CHAMBER—Capitol.

THE MARBLE ROOM OR SENATE LOBBY—Capitol. THE ROGERS BRONZE DOOR—Capitol.

THE MARBLE ROOM OR SENATE LOBBY—Capitol.
THE MARBLE ROOM OR SENATE LOBBY—Capitol.
THE ROGERS BRONZE DOOR—Capitol.
THE ROGERS BRONZE DOOR—Capitol.

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT—Fifteenth Street, N. W., from Pennsylvania Avenue to G Street.

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT—Fifteenth Street, N. W., from Pennsylvania Avenue to G Street.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT—Fifteenth Street, N. W., from Pennsylvania Avenue to G Street.

THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING—Northeast corner B and Fourteenth Streets, S. W.

THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING—Northeast corner B and Fourteenth Streets, S. W.
THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING—Northeast corner B and Fourteenth Streets, S. W.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE—Looking East from Treasury Department.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE—Looking East from Treasury Department.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE—Looking East from Treasury Department.

DIPLOMATIC ROOM, DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

DIPLOMATIC ROOM, DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
DIPLOMATIC ROOM, DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, WAR, AND NAVY—Seventeenth Street, between New York Avenue and G Street, N. W.

DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, WAR, AND NAVY—Seventeenth Street, between New York Avenue and G Street, N. W.
DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, WAR, AND NAVY—Seventeenth Street, between New York Avenue and G Street, N. W.

THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT—Seventh, Eighth, E, and F Streets, N. W.

THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT—Seventh, Eighth, E, and F Streets, N. W.
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT—Seventh, Eighth, E, and F Streets, N. W.

THE PENSION OFFICE—Judiciary Square, Fourth, Fifth, and G Streets, N. W.

THE PENSION OFFICE—Judiciary Square, Fourth, Fifth, and G Streets, N. W.
THE PENSION OFFICE—Judiciary Square, Fourth, Fifth, and G Streets, N. W.

THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN—Botanical Garden.

THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN—Botanical Garden.
THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN—Botanical Garden.

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. The Mall, near B and Tenth Streets, S. W.

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
VIEW FROM BASE OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
VIEW FROM BASE OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, WAR, AND NAVY.THE WHITE HOUSE.TREASURY DEPARTMENT.ALBAUGH'S OPERA HOUSE.

VIEW FROM BASE OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT—Height, 555 1/3 feet.

THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT—Height, 555 1/3 feet.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT—Height, 555 1/3 feet.

THE WHITE HOUSE—North Front.

THE WHITE HOUSE—North Front.
THE WHITE HOUSE—North Front.

THE WHITE HOUSE—South Front.

THE WHITE HOUSE—South Front.
THE WHITE HOUSE—South Front.

THE EAST ROOM—White House.

THE EAST ROOM—White House.
THE EAST ROOM—White House.

THE RED ROOM—White House.

THE RED ROOM—White House.
THE RED ROOM—White House.

THE STATE DINING ROOM—White House.

THE STATE DINING ROOM—White House.
THE STATE DINING ROOM—White House.

THE BLUE ROOM—White House.

THE BLUE ROOM—White House.
THE BLUE ROOM—White House.

THE MALL—View looking East from Department of Agriculture.

THE MALL—View looking East from Department of Agriculture.
THE MALL—View looking East from Department of Agriculture.

THE CHINESE LEGATION—Corner Fourteenth Street and Yale Avenue, N. W.

THE CHINESE LEGATION—Corner Fourteenth Street and Yale Avenue, N. W.
THE CHINESE LEGATION—Corner Fourteenth Street and Yale Avenue, N. W.

THOMAS CIRCLE—View looking North from junction Vermont Avenue and Fourteenth Street, N. W.

THOMAS CIRCLE—View looking North from junction Vermont Avenue and Fourteenth Street, N. W.
THOMAS CIRCLE—View looking North from junction Vermont Avenue and Fourteenth Street, N. W.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS—Thomas Circle. J. Q. A. WARD. BRONZE STATUE ADMIRAL DAVID G. FARRAGUT Farragut Square, intersection Connecticut Avenue and I Street, N. W. By MRS. VINNIE REAM HOXIE.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS—Thomas Circle.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS—Thomas Circle.
BRONZE STATUE ADMIRAL DAVID G. FARRAGUT
BRONZE STATUE ADMIRAL DAVID G. FARRAGUT

EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT. Scott Circle, intersection Sixteenth Street, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Avenues, N. W. By H. K. BROWN. THE LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL. Lafayette Square, Executive Avenue and Fifteenth St., N. W. By FALQUIER and MERCIE.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT.
THE LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL.
THE LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. Washington Circle, intersection Pennsylvania and New Hampshire Avenues, N. W. By CLARK MILLS. BRONZE STATUE OF ADMIRAL SAMUEL F. DUPONT. Dupont Circle, intersection of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut Avenues, N. W. By LAUNT THOMPSON.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
BRONZE STATUE OF ADMIRAL SAMUEL F. DUPONT.
BRONZE STATUE OF ADMIRAL SAMUEL F. DUPONT.

THE SOLDIERS' HOME.

THE SOLDIERS' HOME.
THE SOLDIERS' HOME.

U. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY—Extension of Massachusetts Avenue, near Rockville Pike.

U. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY—Extension of Massachusetts Avenue, near Rockville Pike.
U. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY—Extension of Massachusetts Avenue, near Rockville Pike.

THE BALTIMORE SUN BUILDING. F Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets, N. W. THE CHURCH OF THE COVENANT. Southeast corner Eighteenth and N Streets, N. W.

THE BALTIMORE SUN BUILDING.
THE BALTIMORE SUN BUILDING.
THE CHURCH OF THE COVENANT.
THE CHURCH OF THE COVENANT.

INTERIOR CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION—Northwest corner Massachusetts Avenue and Twelfth Street, N.W.

INTERIOR CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION—Northwest corner Massachusetts Avenue and Twelfth Street, N.W.
INTERIOR CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION—Northwest corner Massachusetts Avenue and Twelfth Street, N.W.

RESIDENCE OF HON. J. B. HENDERSON—Sixteenth Street and Florida Avenue, N. W.

RESIDENCE OF HON. J. B. HENDERSON—Sixteenth Street and Florida Avenue, N. W.
RESIDENCE OF HON. J. B. HENDERSON—Sixteenth Street and Florida Avenue, N. W.

RESIDENCE OF L. Z. LEITER, ESQ.—New Hampshire Avenue and P Street, N. W.

RESIDENCE OF L. Z. LEITER, ESQ.—New Hampshire Avenue and P Street, N. W.
RESIDENCE OF L. Z. LEITER, ESQ.—New Hampshire Avenue and P Street, N. W.

RESIDENCE OF HON. LEVI P. MORTON. Southwest corner Rhode Island Avenue and Fifteenth Street, N. W.

RESIDENCE OF HON. LEVI P. MORTON.
RESIDENCE OF HON. LEVI P. MORTON.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ARTS. Northeast corner Executive Avenue and Seventeenth Street, N. W.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ARTS.
THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ARTS.

MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE AND COAST SURVEY. Southwest corner New Jersey Avenue and B Street, S. E.

MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE AND COAST SURVEY.
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE AND COAST SURVEY.

THE BRITISH LEGATION. Northwest corner Connecticut Avenue and N Street, N. W.

THE BRITISH LEGATION.
THE BRITISH LEGATION.

THE MASONIC TEMPLE—Northwest corner Ninth and F Streets, N. W.

THE MASONIC TEMPLE—Northwest corner Ninth and F Streets, N. W.
THE MASONIC TEMPLE—Northwest corner Ninth and F Streets, N. W.

WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.'S BUILDING. Southwest corner Ninth and F Streets, N. W.

WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.'S BUILDING.
WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.'S BUILDING.

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—First, Second, B, and East Capitol Streets, S. E.

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—First, Second, B, and East Capitol Streets, S. E.
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—First, Second, B, and East Capitol Streets, S. E.

THE NAVAL MONUMENT. Pennsylvania Avenue near Western Entrance to Capitol Grounds.

THE NAVAL MONUMENT.
THE NAVAL MONUMENT.

ARLINGTON HOUSE—Formerly the Home of General Robert E. Lee.

ARLINGTON HOUSE—Formerly the Home of General Robert E. Lee.
ARLINGTON HOUSE—Formerly the Home of General Robert E. Lee.

THE SHERIDAN GATE—Arlington.

THE SHERIDAN GATE—Arlington.
THE SHERIDAN GATE—Arlington.

THE McCLELLAN GATE—Arlington.

THE McCLELLAN GATE—Arlington.
THE McCLELLAN GATE—Arlington.

TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN DEAD—Arlington.

TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN DEAD—Arlington.
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN DEAD—Arlington.

TOMB OF GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN—Arlington.

TOMB OF GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN—Arlington.
TOMB OF GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN—Arlington.

THE TEMPLE OF FAME—Arlington.

THE TEMPLE OF FAME—Arlington.
THE TEMPLE OF FAME—Arlington.

THE AMPHITHEATER—Arlington.

THE AMPHITHEATER—Arlington.
THE AMPHITHEATER—Arlington.

THE TOMB OF GEORGE WASHINGTON—Mount Vernon.

THE TOMB OF GEORGE WASHINGTON—Mount Vernon.
THE TOMB OF GEORGE WASHINGTON—Mount Vernon.

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MANSION—Mount Vernon.

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MANSION—Mount Vernon.
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MANSION—Mount Vernon.

THE CABIN-JOHN BRIDGE—Length of Span, 220 feet; height, 57 feet.

THE CABIN-JOHN BRIDGE—Length of Span, 220 feet; height, 57 feet.
THE CABIN-JOHN BRIDGE—Length of Span, 220 feet; height, 57 feet.
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