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'City of Washington. Bird's-eye View from the Potomac-Looking North,' by Currier & Ives, 1892

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"City of Washington. Bird's-eye View from the Potomac-Looking North," by Currier & Ives, 1892
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

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A Streetcar City: Washington, D.C., 1900		 A Streetcar City: Washington, D.C., 1900 — Center Market


Currier and Ives view of central Washington
Currently on display
 Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection
Physical Description
Print. Currier & Ives color print of the City of Washington. Print depicts the growing City of Washington. This detail shows the commercial development along Pennsylvania Avenue, the Capitol Building, government buildings, Center Market, Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, The Mall, Smithsonian Institution and the Washington Monument.
Details
Date Made:
1892
Locations:
Dist of Columbia
Related People, Places, and Events
Printer
Currier & Ives

 Bird's-eye veiw of City of Washington
Washington, D.C.

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