Description
A colorized night view shows the United States Capitol building with its dome illuminated against a dark sky. The long colonnaded wings and front steps are visible, with a curved roadway leading toward the building in the foreground. Trees and shrubbery frame the scene, and a postage stamp is affixed at the upper right. 1940s.
Front Text (verbatim):
106—U. S. Capitol, by Night, Washington, D. C.
4A-H689
Back Text (verbatim):
The United States Capitol, set on a height
over-looking the amphitheater of the Potomac,
is one of the largest and stateliest buildings
in the world. It is 751 feet in length and 350
feet in width, covering three and a half acres.
The statue of Freedom on the dome towers
307 feet above the esplanade. The corner-
stone was laid by President Washington in
1793; the central building was finished in
1797; and the extensions were first occupied
by Congress in 1857 and 1859.
Please cancel over
BUILD YOUR FUTURE
WISELY SAFELY
U. S. SAVINGS BONDS
PLACE
ONE CENT
STAMP
HERE
Mrs. G.W. Lendermon
939 East Richmond
Fort Worth 3, Texas
Geraldine
