Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia; with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley Philp & Solomons, 1860 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... beautiful spot , capable of any improve- ment , and the more I view it the more I am delighted with it . Many amusing jokes were cracked at the expense of the city , in its infancy , by the wags of Philadelphia , New York , and other ...
... beautiful spot , capable of any improve- ment , and the more I view it the more I am delighted with it . Many amusing jokes were cracked at the expense of the city , in its infancy , by the wags of Philadelphia , New York , and other ...
Strana 183
... beautiful sites in the vicinity of the city , the traveler finds an edifice of singular beauty , surrounded by grounds that could only be kept in such order by the authorities and subordinates of an " old soldier's home . " For this ...
... beautiful sites in the vicinity of the city , the traveler finds an edifice of singular beauty , surrounded by grounds that could only be kept in such order by the authorities and subordinates of an " old soldier's home . " For this ...
Strana 225
... beautiful place was laid out , and presented to the shareholders of the District of Columbia , by W. W. Cor- coran , Esq . , the beneficent banker . It is situated on the heights of Georgetown , upon the western slope of the banks of ...
... beautiful place was laid out , and presented to the shareholders of the District of Columbia , by W. W. Cor- coran , Esq . , the beneficent banker . It is situated on the heights of Georgetown , upon the western slope of the banks of ...
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