Details
Creator Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920.
Contributor Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854, artist.
Bentley, C. J., engraver.
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844, architect.
Title View of the old Capitol. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia : William H. Rau, photographer
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1895
Date [ca. 1895]
Physical Description 1 photograph : glass transparency ; negative 8 x 11 cm (3 x 4 in.) (lantern slide format)
Description Reproduction of an 1837 print "View of the Capitol at Washington" engraved by C.J. Bentley after the work of W. H. Bartlett and published in N. P. Willis's American Scenery;... (London: George Virtue, 1837). Shows the Capitol building with the Bulfinch dome that was removed in 1856. Also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages, a man on horseback, and a group of Black men and women in non-European attire in the foreground. Reconstruction of the Capitol building after the designs of Charles Bulfinch was completed in 1826.
Is part of Washington D. C. 21792
Notes Title from label.
Date inferred from content and active dates of the photographer.
Gift of Sandra Markham.
Subject United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Black people -- Washington (D.C.)
Carriages & coaches -- Washington (D.C.)
Horses -- Washington (D.C.)
Men, Black -- Washington (D.C.)
Pedestrians -- Washington (D.C.)
Women, Black -- Washington (D.C.)
Genre Lantern slides -- 1890-1900.
Reproductions -- 1890-1900.
Associated name Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern slides - Rau - United States [P.2006.21.1]
Accession number P.2006.21.1