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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... 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 69
... beautiful monument erected by the officers of the navy to the gallant heroes who fell , at Tripoli , in a war to secure British as well as Amer- ican rights , and to punish pirates , the enemies of mankind . After setting fire to the ...
... beautiful monument erected by the officers of the navy to the gallant heroes who fell , at Tripoli , in a war to secure British as well as Amer- ican rights , and to punish pirates , the enemies of mankind . After setting fire to the ...
Strana 73
... beautiful , and during the Sum- mer a fountain gratifies the eye and soothes the ear with its ripplings . In the lawn , on the north side , is a bronze statue of Jefferson , the ownership of which is somewhat doubtful , as it was ...
... beautiful , and during the Sum- mer a fountain gratifies the eye and soothes the ear with its ripplings . In the lawn , on the north side , is a bronze statue of Jefferson , the ownership of which is somewhat doubtful , as it was ...
Strana 114
... beautiful garden , and also to Capt . Wilkes and other gallant naval officers who have contributed to its riches . POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT . The progress of a country is so vitally dependent upon its postal facilities , and so well ...
... beautiful garden , and also to Capt . Wilkes and other gallant naval officers who have contributed to its riches . POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT . The progress of a country is so vitally dependent upon its postal facilities , and so well ...
Strana 117
... beautiful both in design and execution . The Postmaster - General has assigned to him the di- rection and management of all postal affairs . That the business may be the more conveniently arranged and pre- pared for his final action ...
... beautiful both in design and execution . The Postmaster - General has assigned to him the di- rection and management of all postal affairs . That the business may be the more conveniently arranged and pre- pared for his final action ...
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