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Down the Capitol Steps on a Penny-Farthing

Description	English: A man riding down the steps of the U. S. Capitol on a penny-farthing bicycle with the small wheel in front, from an 1889 article on instantaneous photography
Date	1889
Source	Outing, 1889 (https://archive.org/stream/outing15newy#page/220/mode/2up)
Author	Anonymous photographer

Description	English: The Capitol in Washington, as it appeared in 1839
Date	1839
Source	The National Portrait gallery of Distinguished Americans, 1839 (https://archive.org/stream/nationalportrait04inherr#page/n13/mode/2up)
Author	Anonymous engraver