Old Capitol prison, Washington, D.C. 1861-65. It previously served as the temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815 to 1819, then as a boarding house, and school. During the US Civil War, it was a prison for captured Confederates, political prisoners, spies, misbehaving Union officers, prostitutes, and finally, some suspects of the assassination of President Lincoln. Before its demolition in 1929, it housed the headquarters of the National Woman's Party by
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Old Capitol prison, Washington, D.C. 1861-65. It previously served as the temporary Capitol of the...
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EVB7067461
Title
Old Capitol prison, Washington, D.C. 1861-65. It previously served as the temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815 to 1819, then as a boarding house, and school. During the US Civil War, it was a prison for captured Confederates, political prisoners, spies, misbehaving Union officers, prostitutes, and finally, some suspects of the assassination of President Lincoln. Before its demolition in 1929, it housed the headquarters of the National Woman's Party
Medium
albumen print
Date
c. 1861 AD - 1865 AD (C19th AD)
Description
Old Capitol prison, Washington, D.C. 1861-65. It previously served as the temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815 to 1819, then as a boarding house, and school. During the US Civil War, it was a prison for captured Confederates, political prisoners, spies, misbehaving Union officers, prostitutes, and finally, some suspects of the assassination of President Lincoln. Before its demolition in 1929, it housed the headquarters of the National Woman's Party (BSLOC_2019_2_6)
