Title

The Capital, Circa 1846

Creator

John Plumbe Jr.
Library of Congress

Files

Creator Role

publisher; photographer; daguerreotypist

Description

Reproduction of an 1846 view of the United States Capitol. Pub. by the Library of Congress. published by the Library of Congress (American, -present) from a photograph by John Plumbe jr. (American, born British 1809 - 1857)

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1846

Measurement

8 3/4 X 11 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

daguerreotypes (photographs); copying

Inscription

verso, center: "œThe Capital, circa 1849. Amoung the collections of the Prints and ...."

Subjects

Capital--United States; Architecture--United States--History--19th century

Work Type

reproduction (derivative object)

Class

photos

Preferred Citation

Plumbe, John Jr. and Library of Congress, "The Capital, Circa 1846" (2021). Artifacts. 3666.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/3666

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

287

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.