https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/349686dc03bf54402bb81c5d692769ca.jpg cc64f781f03d9984acbef187fbb33a5f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data watercolor over graphite underdrawing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View down Pennsylvania Avenue Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource A. Meyer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004662333/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 Description An account of the resource This view down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the corner of 6th Street shows part of Washington near the Mall around 1860. On the corner in the foreground, where the Newseum is today, stood the National Hotel, one of the most prominent hotels in the city. It also housed a telegraph office, advertising "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/176">Morse's Great Northern &amp; Southern United Lines</a>" with direct communication to to New York and New Orleans. Businesses line the north (left) side of the street, and to the south was one block of commercial and residential buildings which stood where the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/427">National Gallery of Art</a> is today. commerce & trade everyday life ghost mall neighborhood work & play