Panoramic View from top of Washington Monument

Description:

Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1885-1910. United States Treasury Building.

Northeast panoramic view from the observation deck at the top of the Washington Monument looking to the right of the Treasury Building. Taken in December 1889.

The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.

Date Made: 1885-1910

Maker: Hussey, Walter J.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Walter J. Hussey Collection, Photography

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Credit Line: Gift from Richard S. Hussey

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2010.0080.11Accession Number: 2010.0080Catalog Number: 2010.0080.11

Object Name: glass negativephotographglass plate negative

Physical Description: glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 in x 8 in; 12.7 cm x 20.32 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4232-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1390094

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