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The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., is a community-supported educational and research organization that collects, interprets, and shares the history of our nation’s capital. Founded in 1894, it serves a diverse audience through its collections, public programs, exhibits, and publications. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. SPECIAL PHOTO COLLECTIONS SUMMARY SHEET

Title: SP 0066 Montague Photograph Collection, ca. 1925

Scope and Content: The Montague Photograph Collection consists of 103 black and white photographs of Washington public buildings and monuments, some of which were used to illustrate H. P. Caemmerer’s book Washington, the National Capital.

Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montague, 1991.XX

Size: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 container)

Restrictions: None

Related Material: Washington, the National Capital / prepared by H.P. Caemmerer U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932. F194.C18

1 SP 0060 Montague Photograph Collection

MN# Description 001 Arlington Cemetery; Amphitheatre 002 Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Memorial (p 201) 003 Lincoln Memorial from Mall(p 196 of book) 004 Aerial View looking west over Washington Monument, Reflecting Pool, Lincoln Memorial(before Memorial Bridge) 005 Bird’s-eye view of future Washington, drawn by F. V. Hoppin in 1902, based on Park Commission Plan. See #022 006 Photo of early plan for the City of Washington 007 Capitol, East front 008 Library of Congress from Capitol 009 Aerial view over Capitol, looking northeast 010 Union Station, Main Post Office 011 Aerial view of Union Station 012 1915 map of Nation’s Capital 013 Main Post Office 014 Bird’s-eye view of Mall proposal by Park Commission(1902?) 015 Grant Memorial/Grant Statue 016 Grant Memorial/model of portion (p 685) 017 Grant Memorial/model of portion ( 684) 018 Grant Memorial/model of portion 019 Grant Memorial/model of portion 020 Bird’s-eye view of proposed Mall(1902?) 021 Park Commission plan for Mall(1902?) 022 Park Commission 1901 plan for Mall as rendered in 1915 023 Aerial view looking northeast over Capitol(same as #9) 024 Mall looking east from Washington Monument 025 Proposal for George Washington Memorial on Mall (p 506) 026 Natural History Museum, Old Post Office 027 Statue of William Pitt, “100 Years of Peace” Memorial 028 Elevation of proposed Freer Gallery 029 Basement and first-floor plan of’ Freer Gallery 030 Court of proposed Freer Gallery 031 Washington Monument, looking northwest 032 Elevation of proposed Federal building 033 Performance at Sylvan Theatre near Washington Monument 034 Sketch of Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge

2 SP 0060 Montague Photograph Collection

035 Pan American Building, 17th Street 036 Fountain near Old State Dept. 037 D.A.R. Building, 17th Street 038 Red Cross Building, 17th Street 039 Octagon House (p 258) 040 Corcoran Gallery, 17th Street 041 Old State Dept., 17th Street; park scene 042 Old State Dept., 17th Street (p 382) 043 General view from Monument looking north; White House, etc 044 Treasury Building, southeast front (p 364) 045 Alexander Hamilton statue, model 046 Treasury Building, 15th Street front 047 Pennsylvania Avenue looking east from Treasury 048 White House, north front 049 White House, south front 050 White House, south front, fountain 051 Aerial view, White House from south, Old State Dept. (p 366) 052 Elevation of proposed Treasury Annex on Madison Place 053 Lafayette Statue in Lafayette Square (p 644) 054 St. John’s Church on 16th Street (p277) 055 Dupont Circle fountain (p 675) 056 Plan for Meridian Hill Park (p 234) 057 Joan of Arc statue model 058 Dante statue model 059 Unidentified street 060 Sheridan equestrian statue in Sheridan Circle (p 656) 061 Fountain in Meridian Hill Park 062 Statue of Commodore John Barry, Franklin Park (p 676) 063 Plaque for Forest Service men who died in World War I 064 Plaque for Interstate Commerce Commission men who died in World War I 065 Old City Hall/Court House 066 Public Library, Mt. Vernon Place (p 498) 067 New Hampshire Avenue N.W. at R Street, looking southwest 068 Playground near Rock Creek 069 Drawing of Rock Creek Park and Parkway 070 Aerial view looking east over Taft Bridge, Calvert St. 071 West Potomac Park near Lincoln Memorial

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072 View from Washington Monument looking southeast, Tidal Basin, etc. 073 Plan for use of East Potomac Park (p 230) 074 Looking north over Tidal Basin to Engraving & Printing Building. 075 Statue of John Paul Jones near Tidal Basin (p 669) 076 Aerial view of Tidal Basin Beach, facilities 077 Tidal Basin, bridge, gates 078 Plan for East Potomac Park Recreation Grounds, 1916 079 Unidentified playground buildings 080 View of Army War College from East Potomac Park (p 119) 081 East Capitol Street, looking east from 7th Street 082 M Street S.W., looking northeast down Delaware Avenue 083 Anacostia River progress map 084 1921 map of District of Columbia Highways 085 Unidentified unpaved road 086 Unidentified site of Civil War fort near Washington 087 1965 map showing defenses of Washington 088 Creek scene 089 Major Highways in Washington 090 District Boundary Stone in Maryland near 16th Street (p23) 091 Map showing historic route from Richmond to New York 092 Commission of Fine Arts montage on development of the Mall 093 Drawing of’ Treasury Annex at Madison Place 094 Bird’s eye view of proposal for buildings around Lafayette Square, looking northeast from White House 095 Arlington Cemetery Amphitheatre 096 Arlington Cemetery Amphitheatre 097 Arlington Cemetery Amphitheatre 098 Arlington Cemetery gravestones (p 592) 099 Arlington Cemetery Amphitheatre Admiral Perry monument (p 601) 100 Arlington Cemetery, plan for improvement

101 Mount Vernon, aerial view (p 144) 012 Pan American Union courtyard 103 Arlington Cemetery Amphitheatre

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