The Capitol building, Washington D.C.: Pennsylvania Avenue in the foreground. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

  • Frith, Francis.
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1880
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575431i
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American, European and Australasian landscapes and portraits. Photographs, ca. 1880.
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The Capitol building, Washington D.C.: Pennsylvania Avenue in the foreground. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Left, the Congressional Globe Office, at 339-341 Pennsylvania Avenue: the building, called Jackson Hall, was built in 1845-1846 and demolished after an explosion in 1927. The Congressional Globe was a record of the proceedings of Congress

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1880

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1 photograph (album page 7) : photoprint ; sheet 13.9 x 25.6 cm

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The Capitol Photograph bears embossed lettering: "Frith's series"

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Wellcome Collection 575431i

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