https://eagleeyecitizen.org/ en https://eagleeyecitizen.org/node/10 <span>Early U.S. Capitol</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/3" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">kschrum</span></span> <span>Fri, 03/25/2016 - 11:42</span> <div> <div>LOC URL</div> <div><a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/2006692267">https://www.loc.gov/item/2006692267</a></div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Title</div> <div>A view of the Capitol after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 / G. Munger del. ; W. Strickland sculp.</div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Summary</div> <div>Print shows a view from southeast of fire-damaged U.S. Capitol building, a result of the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British general Robert Ross led his troops into Washington with strict orders to burn only public buildings. On August 25, a tornado blew through the city, bringing torrential rains that quelled both fires and British desire to pursue further action in Washington.</div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Contributor Names</div> <div>Strickland, William, 1787-1854, engraver<br /> Munger, George, 1781-1825, artist</div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Created/Published</div> <div>[1814]</div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Standardized Date</div> <div>1814</div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Subject Headings</div> <div>- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1810-1820<br /> - United States--History--War of 1812--Destruction &amp; pillage--British--Washington (D.C.)</div> </div> <div> <div>LOC Notes</div> <div>- Title from item.<br /> - Copyright secured.<br /> - Reference copy filed in LOT 4386-6D Fires &amp; disasters.<br /> - Exhibited: &quot;Out of the Ashes : A New Library for the Nation&quot; at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May - November, 2015.</div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Creators</div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/42" hreflang="en">George Munger</a></div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Source Year</div> <div>1814</div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Format</div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">Image</a></div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Type of Source</div> <div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" hreflang="en">Illustration</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Theme Topic</div> <div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/327" hreflang="en">Legislative Branch - U.S. Capitol</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Internal Notes</div> <div>Reviewed by SCollini 6/27/16.</div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Theme</div> <div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/184" hreflang="en">Legislative Branch</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div>EEC Topics</div> <div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">U.S. Capitol</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:42:58 +0000 kschrum 10 at https://eagleeyecitizen.org