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Members' Post Office, House of Representatives, Washington, DC

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Date

1862-12-13

Publisher

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Dimensions

7 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (19.7 x 27.3 cm) Framed: 15 x 17 3/4 in. (38.1 x 45.1 cm)

Accession Number

2004.086.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The 1857 Capitol extension included room for a Members’ post office. Genteel visitors stroll through the grand space, constructed with masonry vaults and fire-proof cast iron trim. The post office remained in this room until 1870, when the Committee on Ways and Means moved into the space.

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The House Committee of Ways and Means
The House Committee of Ways and Means

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