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U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. District of Columbia
Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $9.95
Stock #:1174622
Type: Postcard
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia (DC)
Publisher: B.S. Reynolds Co.
Postmark: 1938 Jan-21
Postmark City: Washington
Postmark State: DC
Stamp: 1c Franklin
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: M518
Recipient Address:Miss S. Mullany
55 Coventry St.
Newport, VT
Additional Details:
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL, set on a height overlooking the amphitheatre of the Potomac, is one of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. It is 751 feet in length and 350 feet 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 President Washington in 1793; the central building was finished in 1797; and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857.
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