Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1923, Page 54

STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C—ROTOGRAVURE JUNE 5, 1928. SECTION— THE EVENING =X O A —— The Munici- pal building, at 14th street and Pennsylvania avenue north- west, contain- ing offices of the District Commissioners, the police, fire and health de- partments. The building cost. exclusive of its site, almost two million dollars Photograph taken from grounds of the Department of Agriculture The Monument at sunrise A view of the government's Bu- reau of engraving and printing, at 14th and B streets southwest This building contains what is considered to be one of the finest manufactur- ing plants in the world. The em- ployes design, en- grave and print all government notes, bonds and certifi- Scene along the old Chesapeake A view of the Grant statue. in the Botanic Garden. Shrady, worked on this particular statue—the most extensive commission for sculpture ever authorized by Congress. For nearly twenty years the sculptor, cates, national bank notes, internal rev- enue, postage and customs stamps, etc. Pl ulerwond & Unidersoond & Ohio canal, which enters Wash- ington at Georgetown This famous waterway was once a part of the main route to the middle and far west for passenger and freight traffic. It is cut through an espe- cially picturesque section of the country. The beautiful Dupont Fountain, in Dupont Circle. The sculpture is a memorial to Admiral Dupont, one of the heroes of the civil war. Gun shop of the Washington navy yard. This navy yard was established in 1804 and was an object of destruction by the British. The gun shop is equipped for the manufacture of large and small weapons for United States battleships.