DCPL Commons

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Old Capitol Prison

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  • Michael Donovan said:
    And it was were the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination were held before their execution,

View of the Mall

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  • wclaytong said:
    This was taken from Arlington Experimental Farms rather than St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The tower of the Old Post Office is visible to the left of the Washington Monument and the Capitol to its right - an orientation that requires viewing from West of the Mall. Viewing from St. Elizabeth's (south of the Mall) the Post Office would be between the Monument and Capitol building. An image search for USDA Arlington Experimental Farm returns an almost identical view. The Pentagon was first proposed to be built on this site which is how it came to have a 5 sided design.

Interior view of the Smithsonian Institution, 1869

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  • rockcreek said:
    Happy to see this account active again after so long! Where was this view taken?
  • DCPL Commons said:
    Hi rockcreek, working on getting descriptions in! This is a Smithsonian Insitution gallery, 1869.
  • Jazz Guy said:
    Most people don't realize that you don't need a stereoscope to view photos like this in 3D. Just fill the screen with the photo, place your head a close distance from the screen, relax your eyes and you'll see a third frame in-between the two that will appear in 3D.

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