Postal Square Building (National Postal Museum), Washington, D.C., 1947

Item Overview

Title

Postal Square Building (National Postal Museum), Washington, D.C., 1947

Creator

Burnham, Daniel Hudson, $d 1846-1912

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

October 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

English

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Text from negative sleeve: 2367. Eastern trip October 1947. Washington D C. 1 Mertie West looking across at Supreme Court bldg. 2 Looking down street toward entrance to White House, when entrance closed and no visitors. 3 Mertie West entering White House grounds. 4 The City Post office. 5 Our first view of Washington taken at depot as we stepped out. Dome in rear. 6 Mertie West crossing street to White House fence. 7 Front view of White House thru fence. 8 Southern entrance White House taken thru fence.
View of the Postal Square Building (formerly the City Post Office) at Massachusetts Ave. and North Capitol St. NW, a Beaux-Arts style building designed by Daniel Hudson Burnham.

Caption

The plaque on the building reads: Messenger of sympathy and love / servant of parted friends / consoler of the lonely / bond of the scattered family / enlarger of the common life.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

National Postal Museum (U.S.)

Location

Washington (D.C.)

Longitude

38.897448

Latitude

-77.008823

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Eclecticism in architecture--Washington (D.C.)