Washington DC


DC1. E&HT Anthony. Washington City Views. No. 1294. East Front of the
Capitol. Under construction. G-. $125


DC3. E&HT Anthony. Washington City Views. No. 2733. President's Summer
House, Washington. This view shows Lincoln's secretary John G. Nicolay at right.
I believe that the other gentleman is a visiting English dignitary. The
"President's Summer House" was also known as the White House Conservatory or the
greenhouse. In the Anthony series of Washington views, numbers 2734 and 2735 are
images of Native American delegates in the Conservatory. Those views were taken
on March 27, 1863 and it is possible that this view was taken the same day. G-.
$200
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