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Senator Jefferson Davis, architect Thomas U. Walter, and others watch a column being hoisted into place on the portico connecting the old and new wings of the House, November 26, 1860.

Senator Jefferson Davis, architect Thomas U. Walter, and others watch a column being hoisted into place on the portico connecting the old and new wings of the House, November 26, 1860.

 

Senator Jefferson Davis, architect Thomas U. Walter, and others watch a column hoisted into place on the portico connecting the old and new wings of the House, November 26, 1860.

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