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Thursday, December 6, 12<br />

Designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887)<br />

Manufactured by Hammi Desk Manufacturing Company,<br />

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />

House of Representatives Chamber Arm Chair, 1857<br />

TIMELINE<br />

1860-1880: American Second Empire Style<br />

Music – 1861-2: Bale Hymn of the Republic<br />

1851: Walter is appointed Architect of the Capitol June 11<br />

1857-1859: The 35 th Congress, composed of 237<br />

Representatives and 7 Delegates, meets<br />

1863: Mahew Brady Studio photographs President<br />

Lincoln in a House of Representatives Chamber Arm Chair<br />

1861-1865: Civil War fought<br />

1863: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

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