The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D. C., Maryland - Vintage Postcard

Front: The U. S. Capitol, Washington, D. C.
Back: THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL sets on a height overlooking the amphitheater of the Potomac, is one of the largest and the stateliest buildings int he world. It is 751 feet in the length and 350 in width, covering three and a half acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome towers 307 feet above the esplanade. The cornerstone was laid by building was finished in 1797; and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859. 
Condition: Great with slight aging around the edges 
Unmailed
Publisher: The Washington News Company
Color hand tinted

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