Washington Monument construction photographs 1879-1880

Washington Monument construction photographs
Title: Washington Monument construction photographs
Date Created/Published: 1879-1880.
Summary: Photographs show Washington Monument construction. Views of the uncompleted monument, strengthening of the foundations, excavations for buttresses, the elevator engine, stone-setting cranes, workmen, and horse-drawn carriages. Tiber Creek, Washington Canal, and the Potomac River are visible near the monument (before landfill was deposited).
Notes:
LOT title and other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ... Library of Congress, 1989.
'Engineer Office Washington Monument 693, received Feby 16 1880 stamped on photos.
Photographs mounted on captioned boards.
Transfer; 1947.
Subjects:
Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)--1870-1880.
Construction--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.
Monuments & memorials--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.
Albumen prints--1870-1880.
Bookmark /2004667144/
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