Thrilling story of the wonderful Capitol Building and its marvelous decorations (1912)
Fry, Smith D. (Smith Dunbar), 1851-1929 · [Washington, D.C.?] : S.D. Fry · leaf 25
da, passing out the south door and intoStatuary Hall, commonly but erroneously called theHall of Fame. This Hall was originally the Hall of the House ofRepresentatives, and that body held its sessions herebetween 1807 and 1857, a period of fifty years. Thegrowth of the country in population caused… … 25 State having the right to send here two statues of itsmost distinguished citizens. There are several remarkable echoes in this Hall,which the Capitol guides demonstrate to their guests.Probably the most remarkable one of them all is theone over the marble block on which you see thebronze tablet…
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) · Art
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