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![This beautiful cut of the Washington national monument was made expressly for me in the year '85 ... [Washington, D. C.] Compilments of C. T. Cathcart, Job printer, 458 Louisiana Ave. [1885].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdGhpcy1iZWF1dGlmdWwtY3V0LW9mLXRoZS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLW5hdGlvbmFsLW1vbnVtZW50LXdhcy1tYWRlLWV4cHJlc3NseS1mb3ItODkwNWE5LTEwMjQuanBn/320/439/jpg "This beautiful cut of the Washington national monument was made expressly for me in the year '85 ... [Washington, D. C.] Compilments of C. T. Cathcart, Job printer, 458 Louisiana Ave. [1885].")
![Washington Cadillac Co., [Washington monument in background, Washington, D.C]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1jYWRpbGxhYy1jby13YXNoaW5ndG9uLW1vbnVtZW50LWluLWJhY2tncm91bmQtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Washington Cadillac Co., [Washington monument in background, Washington, D.C]")
![Monument, [Washington, D.C.], from Treasury [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvbW9udW1lbnQtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1mcm9tLXRyZWFzdXJ5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "Monument, [Washington, D.C.], from Treasury [...]")
![Monument from Lincoln Mem., [Washington, D.C.], 8/20/25](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvbW9udW1lbnQtZnJvbS1saW5jb2xuLW1lbS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTgyMDI1LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Monument from Lincoln Mem., [Washington, D.C.], 8/20/25")
![Monument from Lincoln Mem., [Washington, D.C.], 8/20/25](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvbW9udW1lbnQtZnJvbS1saW5jb2xuLW1lbS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTgyMDI1LTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Monument from Lincoln Mem., [Washington, D.C.], 8/20/25")
![Franklin Statue, [Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvZnJhbmtsaW4tc3RhdHVlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "Franklin Statue, [Washington, D.C.]")
![[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Architectural sculpture, allegorical figure]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtYXJjaGl0ZWN0dXJhbC1zY3VscHR1cmUtYWxsZWdvcmljYWwtZmlndXJlLWNlMGJhNi02NDAuanBn/40/59/webp "[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Architectural sculpture, allegorical figure]")
