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Neoclassical domed government building, circa 1910

Subject
City Halls & Courthouses
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Neoclassical domed government building, circa 1910, Washington, DC, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of Neoclassical domed government building, circa 1910, Washington, DC, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A large neoclassical building with a tall domed roof and a long colonnaded facade, viewed across an open lawn with a lamp post and a mass of shrubbery in the foreground. The architecture — a columned dome drum, heavy cornice, and rows of pilasters over arched openings — is typical of American state capitols and other civic buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. No caption or imprint on the front identifies the structure.

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POST CARD PUT ONE-CENT STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY The Capitol, Washington.—This is one of the most mag-nificent photographs of the Capitol at Washington, show-ing as it does the approach to what is considered one of the greatest architectural wonders of the world. Not only is it a magnificent pile of architecture, but there are features about the Capitol that makes it a strikingly grand sight, as all the streets and avenues in Washington radi-ate from this great center. It is needless to describe the technical features of the Capitol, because it is well known to almost every American citizen.
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ConditionGood
Place mentionedCapitol, Washington, DC
NotesNo printed caption or imprint; coarse halftone screen with hand coloring; brown stains in the sky; worn corners and edges. No postmark — unused card. Divided back with "THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "FOR ADDRESS ONLY" and a "PUT ONE-CENT STAMP HERE" box; printed descriptive text about the Capitol at Washington. Front shows a grainy color-printed view with light foxing/soiling, no white border.

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Neoclassical domed government building, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/neoclassical-domed-government-building-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.