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United States Treasury, Washington, D. C.

United States Treasury, Washington, D. C.

Colorized postcard showing a large neoclassical building, the United States Treasury Building, with the Washington Memorial visible in the background. A street with railcars, automobiles, and pedestrians in the foreground. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes the building. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

B. S. Reynolds Co.

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Colorized postcard of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The United States Capitol Building can be seen in the distance. Text on the reverse of the postcard informs the view is from the steps of the United States Treasury Building and is the road is where the Inauguration Day processions occur.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

B.S. Reynolds Co.

Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington

Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington

Print shows newspaper editors Charles A. Dana, James G. Bennett, Carl Schurz, Henry Watterson, George W. Curtis, and Whitelaw Reid, as well as Puck, with a fleet of paper gunboats labeled “N.Y. Times, N.Y. Sun, N.Y. Herald, Ev. Post, Puck, Brooklyn Eagle, Courier-Journal, Harpers, Phila Times, Mail, [and] N.Y. Tribune.” The fleet is firing cannons, “ink” bottles, and pens, bombarding a fortress flying a flag labeled “Plunder,” where the walls are comprised of paper bundles labeled “Bills, Jobs, Bargains, Corrupt Bills, [and] Logrolling.” The fortress is defended by “Robeson Bey” standing at center with a bandage labeled “Record” around his head, “Keifer” and “Jones,” with John A. Logan labeled “306,” James D. Cameron, David Davis, John Sherman, and others. Cannonballs burst among them labeled “Criticism, Censure, [and] Condemnation.” The fortress cannons are labeled “River & Harbor Bill $20,000,000, Pension Arrears $103,962,300, Monitor Job, Public Buildings, Mileage Steal, [and] Mississippi Levee.” Within the fortress are the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Treasury labeled “Ammunition House.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-08-02

Creator(s)

Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896