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 S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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Strana 167
... himself James Smithson . He possessed great scientific attainments and furnished many valuable memoirs for the Royal Society of England . After his decease , he bequeathed all his property - with a NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS . 167.
... himself James Smithson . He possessed great scientific attainments and furnished many valuable memoirs for the Royal Society of England . After his decease , he bequeathed all his property - with a NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS . 167.
Strana 173
... societies , & c . Applications are also made by persons abroad for information relative to particular subjects respecting this country . When an immediate reply cannot be given to a question , the subject is referred by letter to some ...
... societies , & c . Applications are also made by persons abroad for information relative to particular subjects respecting this country . When an immediate reply cannot be given to a question , the subject is referred by letter to some ...
Strana 176
... monument to his memory , erected by the American Pomological Society is placed conspicuously near the In- stitution , bearing the following inscriptions . On the north side : - THIS VASE Was erected 176 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
... monument to his memory , erected by the American Pomological Society is placed conspicuously near the In- stitution , bearing the following inscriptions . On the north side : - THIS VASE Was erected 176 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
Strana 178
... Society . Nearer to the building is a sarcophagus , which Capt . J. D. Elliott , U. S. N. , under the supposition that it for- merly contained the mortal remains of the Emperor Alexander Severus , took great pains to obtain ; and ...
... Society . Nearer to the building is a sarcophagus , which Capt . J. D. Elliott , U. S. N. , under the supposition that it for- merly contained the mortal remains of the Emperor Alexander Severus , took great pains to obtain ; and ...
Strana 188
... SOCIETY . This society occupies a handsome building , of gray freestone , with iron casings and mouldings , recently erected on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue , at the corner of 41⁄2 street . The Colonization Society was estab ...
... SOCIETY . This society occupies a handsome building , of gray freestone , with iron casings and mouldings , recently erected on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue , at the corner of 41⁄2 street . The Colonization Society was estab ...
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