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Laying the corner stone of the Capitol, Sept. 3, 1793 - after a panel on one of the bronze doors. Capitol building, Washington, sculptured by Randolph Rogers.

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116129


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Title

Laying the corner stone of the Capitol, Sept. 3, 1793 - after a panel on one of the bronze doors. Capitol building, Washington, sculptured by Randolph Rogers.

Collection

"The Pageant of America" Collection
v.8 - Builders of the Republic
(Unpublished photographs)
George Washington

Names

Rau Art Studios, Inc. (Photographer)
Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 8.04.007

Subjects

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Cornerstone laying

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: 820

Physical Description

Extent: 24 x 19 cm

Identifiers

TMS ID: 128329
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 8.04.007
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e6936c30-c615-012f-3e51-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1860

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Laying the corner stone of the Capitol, Sept. 3, 1793 - after a panel on one of the bronze doors. Capitol building, Washington, sculptured by Randolph Rogers." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e6936c30-c615-012f-3e51-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). Laying the corner stone of the Capitol, Sept. 3, 1793 - after a panel on one of the bronze doors. Capitol building, Washington, sculptured by Randolph Rogers. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e6936c30-c615-012f-3e51-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Laying the corner stone of the Capitol, Sept. 3, 1793 - after a panel on one of the bronze doors. Capitol building, Washington, sculptured by Randolph Rogers." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e6936c30-c615-012f-3e51-58d385a7bc34

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