Panoramic View from top of Washington Monument

Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1885-1910. Capitol and Potomac River as seen from the top of the Washington Monument.

Southeast panoramic view from the observation deck at the top of the Washington Monument looking just to the right of the U.S. Capitol. Note the Smithsonian Castle and Arts and Industries Building and the first Department of Agriculture building in the foreground. Taken in December 1889.

The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.

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