Washington Monument, canal, and baseball grounds

Title: Washington Monument, canal, and baseball grounds
Date: 1874
Description: This illustration accompanied an article discussing efforts to restart construction on the Washington Monument, with hopes to complete the monument by the national centennial in 1876. The point of view of the illustration is from the Mall's baseball grounds, now the White House Ellipse. In between the baseball grounds and the monument is the Washington Canal, with sailboats and barges in it, possibly carrying goods to market in the city. The people in the illustration include wealthy white men as well as black and white laborers.
Source: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, December 12, 1874, via the Library of Congress. View original.
Coverage: 1860-1889
Original Format: Wood engraving