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Title

  • Washington, outside and inside. A picture and a narrative of the origin, growth, excellencies, abuses, beauties, and personages of our governing city.

Names

  • Townsend, George Alfred, 1841-1914.
  • Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Hartford, Conn., Chicago, Ill., J. Betts & Co.; Cincinnati, Ohio, S.M. Betts & Co., 1873.

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--History
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Politics and government

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • xix, [21]-751 p. front. (port.) illus., plates. 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F194 .T74

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06028587

OCLC Number

  • 3486228

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Townsend, George Alfred, and Alfred Whital Stern Collection Of Lincolniana. Washington, outside and inside. A picture and a narrative of the origin, growth, excellencies, abuses, beauties, and personages of our governing city. Hartford, Conn., Chicago, Ill., J. Betts & Co.; Cincinnati, Ohio, S.M. Betts & Co, 1873. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/06028587/.

APA citation style:

Townsend, G. A. & Alfred Whital Stern Collection Of Lincolniana. (1873) Washington, outside and inside. A picture and a narrative of the origin, growth, excellencies, abuses, beauties, and personages of our governing city. Hartford, Conn., Chicago, Ill., J. Betts & Co.; Cincinnati, Ohio, S.M. Betts & Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/06028587/.

MLA citation style:

Townsend, George Alfred, and Alfred Whital Stern Collection Of Lincolniana. Washington, outside and inside. A picture and a narrative of the origin, growth, excellencies, abuses, beauties, and personages of our governing city. Hartford, Conn., Chicago, Ill., J. Betts & Co.; Cincinnati, Ohio, S.M. Betts & Co, 1873. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/06028587/>.