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Date

1905

Publisher

P. J. Plant

Dimensions

5 15/16 x 3 1/2 in. (15.1 x 8.9 cm)

Accession Number

2012.037.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Washington, D.C., postcard publisher P.J. Plant was known for humorous montage images. Here, an armed sentry stands at attention at the gates of the snowy Capitol grounds. Congress hired its first watchman in 1801. As the Capitol developed, protecting the building and dealing with vandals and wayward cattle became priorities. In 1905, the year this postcard was created, souvenir-seekers broke parts of a statue of George Washington on the east lawn.

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