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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1997.36.131
People
John Wood, American (active 1850s - 1870s)
Title
Sheet 104: Western entrance to the General Post Office
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Photographs of the U.S. Capitol
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1857-1858
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/281094

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Salted paper print
Dimensions
image: 27.6 x 20.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inscribed [by Thomas Walter] in black ink on mount, upper right: Western entrance of General Post Office [over] The sculpture represents steam and electricity [over] and the mask on the key stone, fidelity; inscribed in graphite on mount, lower right: 104; inscribed [by Thomas Walter] in black ink on mount, lower right: 104

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Thomas Ustick Walter L.L.D., Washington, D.C., gift to Harvard University, 1858.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
P1997.36.131
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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