Front matter
Reading edition
Published & Copyrighted, 1891, by J. F. Jarvis, Washington D.C.
Phot. Im. Louis Glaser, Leipzig - 115 Worth Str. N. Y.
NORTH EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL.
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THE ROTUNDA.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
U. S. SENATE CHAMBER.
PANORAMIC VIEW OF WASHINGTON.
1 ARLINGTON. 2 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 3 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. 4 NATIONAL MUSEUM. 5 WASHINGTON MONUMENT. 6 BOTANICAL GARDENS. 7 STATE DEPARTMENT. 8 CENTRAL MARKET. 9 BALTIMORE & POTOMAC R.R. 10 TREASURY. 11 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. 12 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. 13 PATENT & LAND OFFICE DEPT. 14 HOWARD UNIVERSITY. 15 BALTIMORE & OHIO R.R. 16 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
U.S. CAPITOL.
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THE NATIONAL LIBRARY.
CITY HALL & LINCOLN COLUMN.
WASHINGTON, FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
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PRESIDENT’S MANSION,
NORTH VIEW
.
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THE BLUE ROOM.
EAST ROOM, WHITE HOUSE.
THE RED ROOM.
THE GREEN ROOM.
CASH ROOM, TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
U.S. TREASURY.
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DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOM.
STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS.
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SETTING THE CAP STONE.
IN THE ELEVATOR.
CAPSTONE OF THE MONUMENT, SHOWING THE ALUMINIUM TIP.
ENTRANCE TO THE MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
HEIGHT 555 FEET. WEIGHT 81,120 TONS. COST $ 1,187,710.
CORNER STONE LAID JULY 4th 1848. CAP STONE SET DECEMBER 6th 1884. INAUGURATED FEBRUARY 22d 1885.
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GENL WASHINGTON.
PEACE MONUMENT, AT FOOT OF THE CAPITOL.
GARFIELD STATUE AND CAPITOL.
GENL JACKSON.
GENL THOMAS.
GENL MC.PHERSON.
EMANCIPATION STATUE, IN LINCOLN PARK.
STATUE OF FREEDOM, ON DOME OF THE CAPITOL.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
CORCORAN ART GALLERY.
SOLDIERS’ HOME.
NORTH HALL, MUSEUM OF MODELS, PATENT OFFICE.
THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE.
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BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING.
THOMAS’ CIRCLE FROM THE PORTLAND FLATS, LOOKING N.W.
NATIONAL MUSEUM.
U.S. PENSION BUREAU.
MT. VERNON MANSION, RIVER FRONT.
TOMB OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. MT. VERNON.
TOMB OF THE 2111 UNKNOWN SOLDIERS.
ARLINGTON, LATE RESIDENCE OF GENL ROBERT LEE.
SOLDIERS’ GRAVES.