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Two clippings of the United States Capitol Building



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  • Capitol Building

    Capitol Building

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    One clipping, ca. 1935?, of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. It is a reproduction of a drawing, and is unsigned. The magazine from which this was removed is unidentified. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Our Washington as the Artist sees It: 20 sketches of impressive beauty in the national capital, series No. 1

    Our Washington as the Artist sees It: 20 sketches of impressive beauty in the national capital, series No. 1

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    One portfolio of unbound images, copyright 1931, entitled Our Washington as the Artist sees It: 20 sketches of impressive beauty in the national capital, Series No. 1, by J. B. Himmelheber, published by Grafico, Washington, D.C. This portfolio is comprised of 15 images of buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. The set of plates are laid into a brown paper portfolio that is illustrated with an image of George Washington. Some of the images included in the set are: the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, Columbus Memorial Fountain, The White House, The National Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and the Library of Congress. A description is printed on the verso of each plate. "[Copyright symbol] J.B.H. 1931, Reproduced + Published Wash. D.C. Box 243 Grafico" is printed on the back cover of the portfolio.

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  • Capitol of the United States, Washington. ; Smithsonian Institution, Washington City

    Capitol of the United States, Washington. ; Smithsonian Institution, Washington City

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    Image of two eye-level street views showing the United States Capitol building as seen from a tree-lined street (upper image), and the "Castle" building of the Smithsonian Institution (lower image) in Washington, D.C.

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  • Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

    Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

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    Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The first clipping (Env. 09) includes a reproduction of a photograph, aerial view, of the Lincoln and Washington Monuments, with quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln printed below the image. The next two clippings (Env. 10 and Env. 11) were cut from the February 12, [date cut off] issue of the Washington Post. They are reproductions of poems about Abraham Lincoln; the first is titled "Poems for your scrapbook. Lincoln. By George Henry Boker." from 'In Praise of Lincoln', published by J.B. Lippincott Co."; the other is titled : "Lincoln (On visiting the Memorial at Washington) by Henry Gillen." The fourth clipping is a 9-line quotation from Abraham Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg." The source of this clipping is unidentified.

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  • Lincoln Memorial

    Lincoln Memorial

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    One mounted postcard image of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. This is a black and white photograph that has been colored. It is mounted on cardstock, and is labeled in ms., in pencil: "The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C."

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  • Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book

    Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book

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    One drawing/painting book, copyright 1917, entitled Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book, published by Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, New York and Chicago. This book is 24 unnumbered pages in length and is comprised of lithograph images for coloring and their color prototypes. The front cover is illustrated in color and features an eagle and two images of military men. "1917, Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York, Chicago" is printed at the bottom of the front cover. The back cover bears the same image as the front cover. The title page is illustrated with a color image of a soldier carrying a gun, with the American flag behind him. Some pages leave space for copying the image. Most of the images have been colored, and a few have been copied.

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