This is what Washington, D.C looked like in early photography. Most of them were taken in the early 1860s, several from the 1840s.
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| Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second time on March 4th, 1865 |
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| A Civil War Camp near Washington, DC in 1862 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Adjusting the rope for the execution of captain Henry Wirz, Washington, DC, November 10, 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Ford’s Theatre, draped in mourning after Lincoln’s assassination, 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Civil War victory parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The Capitol in 1861 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| During the Civil War, Capital dome not finished, Washington DC,1863 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Ford’s Theatre in the 1870s |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Guards examine passes near Georgetown, Washington D.C., on the banks of the Potomac River, during the Civil War in 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Maimed soldiers and others before Office of U.S. Christian Commission, Washington, D.C., April 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The alley behind Ford’s Theater, 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The Capitol building under construction in Washington, DC, ca. 1863 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The construction of the Washington Monument is completed by Army engineers, December 6, 1884 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the unfinished Capitol, Washington D.C, March 4, 1861 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the unfinished Capitol, Washington D.C, March 4, 1861 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The Treasury Department Building under construction, 16 September 1861 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The US Capitol building, still with the old copper dome, 1846 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| The White House in 1846 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Treasury Department in the early 1860s |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| U.S. volunteer infantry in Washington, D.C, March 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| US Capitol, Washington, D.C, 1861 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Washington during the Civil War, 1865 |
Rare Vintage Photos Capture the Capital of the U.S From the 19th Century
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| Washington Monument in 1860 |
