Vintage Photos of George Washington's Mount Vernon From the 1850s

A collection of photographs of the mansion that George Washington and his family lived in and the Washington family tomb at Mount Vernon, Virginia, taken during the 1850's. They are some of the earliest photos taken at the estate.

Sources: The J. Paul Getty Museum, New York Public Library.

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