Details
Title George Washington pointing to west front of Capitol envelope
Publisher Chas. Magnus.
Date 1861-1865
Physical description 1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes Image: George Washington has one foot on an artillery carriage. With a sword in his right hand, he points with his left hand toward an adjacent birds-eye view of the west front of the U.S. Capitol building.
Verse 2713: West Front of the Capitol.
Genre Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Coverage United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format TMP.objres.5506.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier Famous People - George Washington
Accession number Envelope FP-GW-120a
Bibliographic citation William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).