Research Catalog

Title

Picturesque Washington : pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments ... / By Joseph West Moore.

Author

Moore, Joseph West.

Publication

Providence : J. A. & R. A. Reid, 1884.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kilburn, Samuel Smith
• Myrick, Frank W.
• Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
• Hogan, Thomas
• Shute, A. B.
• Sayer, Reimunt
• Warren, Asa Coolidge, 1819-1904
• Bodwell, Albert L., 1854 or 1855-
• J.A. & R.A. Reid (Firm) publisher.

Description

308 p. illus. (incl. map, plans); 25 x 19 cm.

Alternative Title

Souvenir of the American capital

Subject

Washington (D.C.)

Genre/Form

• Photomechancial prints.
• Viewbooks – Washington (D.C.) – 19th century.

Note

• At head of title: A souvenir of the American capital.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Washington of to-day -- Founding the national capital -- Growth of Washington since 1870 -- The Capitol -- Interior of the Capitol -- The Congress of the United States -- Congress continued -- The White House -- The White House continued -- The Department of State -- The Treasury Department -- War and Navy departments -- The Post-Office department -- Department of the Interior -- Department of Justice -- Sketches of city life -- City institutions -- The environs -- Mount Vernon -- Hints and suggestions to visitors to the national capital.

LCCN

^^^06042751^

OCLC

2088419

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library