Collection America Under Fire
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of The War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
The Navy Yard, Treasury Department & Other Buildings - Photo 1
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The Navy Yard, Treasury Department & Other Buildings - Photo 1
The Treasury Department building as it may have appeared in 1804 (first published in 1872).
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