Stereoview of Four Collections of Insects and Spiders on Display in the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, DC (1867)

Stereoview of four collections of insects and spiders on display in the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., 1867. By F. H. Bell.

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Stereoview of Exhibits in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, DC (1867)

Stereoview of exhibits in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., c. 1867. By F. H. Bell.

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Stereoview of Two People Posing in Front of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C. (1859)

Stereoview of two people posing in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., 1859. By the London Stereoscopic Company.

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View of Buyers, Sellers, and Their Wagons in Haymarket Square on a Market Day in Washington, D.C. (1865)

View probably showing buyers, sellers, and their wagons in Haymarket Square on a market day in Washington, D.C., 1865. The Smithsonian Castle is visible in the background on the right.

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Recently Uncovered Photograph of the Smithsonian Castle Under Construction in Washington, D.C. (1850)

Recently uncovered photograph of the Smithsonian Castle under construction in Washington, D.C., June/July 1850. Believed to be the earliest photograph of the Smithsonian Castle. By the Langenheim brothers.

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Time-Lapse View of the Smithsonian Castle and the United States Capitol Taken During the Civil War in Washington, D.C. (1863)

Time-lapse view of Independence Avenue with the Smithsonian Castle and the United States Capitol in the distance taken during the Civil War in Washington, D.C., c. 1863. The US Capitol dome is said to still be under construction. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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