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[Washington, D.C., ca. 1803, showing a pastoral view with the President's House, Gales' House, and the Old Patent Office (later the New Post Office & Blodget's Hotel) in the background]
Summary
Photograph shows a reproduction of a watercolor drawing by Nicholas King that shows, in the foreground, a farm building with pigs, a two-wheeled cart, a woman standing next to an ox, and two men, hunters, on the right; in the background are distant views of the "President's House" and "Gales' House", and on the right, a large brick building that has housed the "Old Patent Office", the "New Post Office", and "Blodget's Hotel."
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Date
01/01/1973
Contributors
King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812, artist
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
