Item #29761 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STATE, WAR AND NAVY BUILDING. D. C. Washington.

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STATE, WAR AND NAVY BUILDING.

[Washington, DC: 1880s?]. 8.5" x 13", mounted on 10" x 14" stiff backing [mild warping]. Early black and white photograph, sepia tones. Browned along edges of backing, minor wear along edges of photograph. Early pencil notation beneath photograph, "Government Offices, Washington, U.S." Good+ to Very Good.

The plans for the State, War and Navy Building were approved in 1870, and ground was broken in 1871 on a site which was already partly occupied by the buildings of the War and Navy Departments. The building was built in stages over the period of seventeen years, reaching completion in 1888. Item #29761

Price: $175.00

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