PICTURESQUE WASHINGTON 1888 HC

Printed in 1888, great book of photos of the Nations Capital before the turn of the century.

7 1/2" X 10 1/4"


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A SOUVENIR OF THE AMERICAN CAPITAL.
PICTURESQUE
WASHINGTON:
PEN AND PENCIL SKETCHES
OF ITS SCENERY, HISTORY, TRADITIONS, PUBLIC AND SOCIAL LIFE, WITH GRAPHIC
CONGRESS, THE WHITE
AT
CAPITOL
TOGETHER WITH ARTISTIC VIEWS AT MOUNT VERNON, A MAP OF THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON, AND DIAGRAMS OF THE HALLS OF CONGRESS.
BY JOSEPH WEST MOORE.
A
SOUVENIR
OF
THE
AMERICAN
PICTURESQUE
WASHINGTON:
PEN
AND
PENCIL
SKETCHES
OF
ITS
PUBLIC
AND
SOCIAL
LIFE,
WITH
OF
THE
CAPITOL
AND
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
AND
THE
GOVERNMENT
AT
CAPITOL
TOGETHER
WITH
ARTISTIC
VIEWS
AT
MOUNT
VERNON,
A
MAP
OF
THE
CITY
OF
WASHINGTON,
AND
DIAGRAMS
OF
THE
OF
CONGRESS.
JOSEPH
WEST
J.
R.
REID,
Copyright
by
J.
&
R.

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when
proceedings
siderable
cares
members,
consecutive
Benton.
the
positions
began
official
THE
who
which
assistant
identity
relic
The
very
carefully
longest
Benton,
chamber
was
Senate."
important
130
served
House
confusion
his
In
hunters
is in
they
of
late
such
He
little
ever
are
years,
the
door-keeper,
service
preserved,
those
continuous
close
marked
by
entered
Senator
proper
in
of
since.
for
Senate
began
matter
the
Representatives,
the
secret,
until
days
on
dignity
in
But
famous
old
PICTURESQUE
even
Henry, "
contrast
Cass,
the
the
Chamber
1831
and
Henry
his
and
few
is
at
service
mutilate
and
chamber
floor.

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CHAPTER VIII.
of high joys and
THE WHITE HOUSE, FROM
AVENUE. THE F ancient have memory. glitter burdens their liant hundred ner-stone, of and public the PRESIDENTIAL it. AND spect River, DINNERS, WIVES WHITE anguish-the domestic lived scenes house on ROM GROUNDS-THE Presidents mansion of official the -SKETCHES building one which HOUSE-HISTORICAL years fetes Here from FÊTES white, White tradition and Virginia, day, of with the felicity, life, MANSION accompany and festivity recollections month ago day beginning the AND House but in his of AND lights in receptions MAGNIFICENT Washington to men the the the ANECDOTES. -THE by day -
CHAPTER
VIII.
of
high
joys
and
THE
WHITE
FROM
THE
F
ancient
have
memory.
glitter
burdens
their
liant
hundred
ner-stone,
of
and
public
the
PRESIDENTIAL
it.
AND
spect
River,
WIVES
WHITE
anguish-the
domestic
lived
scenes
house
on
ROM
GROUNDS-THE
Presidents
mansion
of
official
the
-SKETCHES
building
one
which
years
fetes
Here
from
white,
White
tradition
and
Virginia,
day,
of
with
the
felicity,
life,
MANSION
accompany
and
festivity
recollections
month
ago
day
beginning
the
AND
House
but
in
his
of
AND
lights
in
receptions
MAGNIFICENT
Washington
to
men
the
the
the
-THE
by
day
-

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