Old tomb of Washington Mount Vernon, Va.
Title
Old tomb of Washington Mount Vernon, Va
Description
View predominately showing the fence around the old tomb that was replaced in 1831 on the Washington family estate., Title from photographer's label on verso., Distributor's imprint stamped on verso: William Y. McAllister, Optician, Philadelphia., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Virginia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bell operated from 1200 Chestnut Street between 1869-1874.
Creator
Bell, William, 1830-1910, photographer
Date
ca. 1872
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bell - Cemeteries [5737.F.1c]
Panorama of Washington. [graphic] : First in war. First in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Title
Panorama of Washington. [graphic] : First in war. First in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Description
Created postfreeze., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Described in Georges Malpass's "A Check List 'Rose' and 'Panorama' Envelopes of the Civil War" in American Philatelist (March 1953), p. 430-442., Civil War envelope insert containing a portrait of George Washington above 25 vignette views of federal buildings and prominent sites in Washington, D.C., a bird's-eye view of the city, and patriotic vignettes. Prominent sites depicted include the Capitol, interiors of the House of Representatives and Senate; U.S. Post Office; U.S. Treasury; Observatory; White House; Military Asylum; Columbia Armory; War Department; Jackson Monument; Willard Hotel; U.S. Navy Yard; U.S. Arsenal; Matthew Church; City Hall; Trinity Church; Georgetown College; view of Georgetown; National Hotel; Lunatic Asylum; U.S. Patent Office; Smithsonian Institute; Mills statue of Washington; and the building dedicated to the Fine Arts. Patriotic vignettes show Washington as a general during the American Revolution; the Washington monument; and the figure of Liberty. Also includes vignettes of Mount Vernon and the Tomb of Washington.
Creator
Magnus, Charles., creator
Date
[ca. 1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept **GC - Views - U.S. - Washington, D.C. [(2)5786.F.182b]