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Fortifications at Washington, D.C.

Date: 04 1862
Description: Stationery depicting the fortifications around Washington, D.C., during the second year of the Civil War: Arlington Heights, directly across the Potomac Ri...
Manuscript

Capitol During the Civil War

Date: 04 1862
Description: Hand-tinted stationery showing the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in 1862. The blue tint on the dome may have been intended to represent the unfinished natur...
Manuscript

Washington, D.C.

Date: 08 1861
Description: Large-format, illustrated stationery purchased by Rudolph Fine, a member of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry in August, 1861, showing the Capitol (in actuality, ...
Manuscript

Alvah Bessie Summons

Date: 09 18 1947
Description: A summons issued by the United States House of Representatives for Alvah Bessie to appear before the Un-American Activities Committee to testify.

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