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Naval Yard Bridge - Rhatkinson - 07-16-2013 10:00 AM
I believe this may be the earliest depiction of the Naval Yard Bridge. It is from a painting called " The City of Washington From Beyond the Navy Yard" that was done during the Jackson administration. I find the history of DC interesting and it is neat to see how the city looked back then. The Capitol and White House dominated the view.
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RE: Naval Yard Bridge - BettyO - 07-16-2013 06:21 PM
Thanks, Heath!
What a BEAUTIFUL painting - I, too love DC history. It's facinating and a vital part of what we study ourselves regarding the history of the assassination. I also love Baltimore history as well.
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - Jim Garrett - 07-16-2013 07:55 PM
Hey Heath: Any idea where the original picture may be? The early images of Washington are great. There is a panorama of Washington where you can see that Ford's Theatre is a much larger building than most immediately around it. Now it is dwarfed.
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - L Verge - 07-16-2013 08:05 PM
Just a guess, but the D.C. Historical Society has a wonderful collection of D.C. photos and engravings called the Kiplinger Collection.
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - Jim Garrett - 07-16-2013 08:09 PM
(07-16-2013 08:05 PM)L Verge Wrote: Just a guess, but the D.C. Historical Society has a wonderful collection of D.C. photos and engravings called the Kiplinger Collection.
Good Guess!
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - BettyO - 07-16-2013 09:09 PM
Here is an interesting PDF of the Collection:
http://www.historydc.org/assets/news/document/Microsoft_Word_-_KipWashCollAnnounce1.pdf
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - Rhatkinson - 07-16-2013 09:56 PM
(07-16-2013 07:55 PM)Jim Garrett Wrote: Hey Heath: Any idea where the original picture may be? The early images of Washington are great. There is a panorama of Washington where you can see that Ford's Theatre is a much larger building than most immediately around it. Now it is dwarfed.
Looks like it is currently on display at the White House:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_Washington_from_Beyond_the_Navy_Yard_by_George_Cooke,_1833.jpg
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - J. Beckert - 07-16-2013 10:03 PM
Which is the Navy Yard Bridge? The one on the left, or the one on the right? Either way, if I remember correctly, Ford's was only a few blocks from the White House. It looks like Booth only had only a few mile ride, at best, to get to the bridge.
RE: Naval Yard Bridge - Rhatkinson - 07-17-2013 07:42 PM
(07-16-2013 10:03 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: Which is the Navy Yard Bridge? The one on the left, or the one on the right? Either way, if I remember correctly, Ford's was only a few blocks from the White House. It looks like Booth only had only a few mile ride, at best, to get to the bridge.
If I am not mistaken, the Navy Bridge is on the far right. The other bridge I believe is the Long Bridge.
Heath