Fountain on Capitol Plaza by night, Washington, D.C., circa 1943
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1943 (Linen)
About this postcard
Night view of an illuminated fountain playing in a circular basin on Capitol Plaza, with the United States Capitol dome lit in white at the right and a dark government office building with glowing windows at the left. The Capitol Plaza fountain sits at the foot of Capitol Hill near the Union Station end of the grounds, and the card's saturated hand-colored night effect is typical of mid-century linen postcards of the capital's monuments. The dome shown is the cast-iron dome completed in 1866 with the Statue of Freedom on top.
Postcard Details
1619-Iving, St, N.E. Washington, DC 18
Postcard record
| Publisher | B. S. Reynolds Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 41917 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Chas. S. Werdig, 1619-Iving, St, N.E., Washington, DC, 18 |
| Place depicted | U.S. Capitol, DC |
| Place depicted | DC |
| Publisher | B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, DC |
| Place sent from | Chas. S. Werdig, 1619 Irving St. N.E., Washington, DC |
| Notes | Linen-texture stock with a white border; printed card number 41917 at lower right. No publisher imprint visible on the front. No postmark; card unmailed (stamp box empty). Linen-texture divided-back card with white border, ca. 1940s. Publisher imprint B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C.; Metrocraft, Everett, Mass. Addressed on the address side to Chas. S. Werdig, 1619 Irving St. N.E., Washington 18, D.C., with the handwritten date Apr-9-1945 below the address; signed Minnie Raynor in the correspondence area. |
Cite this card
Fountain on Capitol Plaza by night, Washington, D.C., circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fountain-on-capitol-plaza-by-night-washington-d-c-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.