Construction of the Department of the Treasury

Artist Lewis Emory Walker (American, 1822 - 1880)

Date1861

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 x 13 1/2 inches (24.45 x 34.29 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.497

InscribedDated in negative: Sept. 3, 1861.

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DescriptionImage of a building under construction with large piers, retaining wires, and boards stacked in the foreground.Published References

Published References

Philadelphia Photographer 7:1 (January 1876): 13.

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