The US Capitol under construction.

ID: 2279 ~ Source: Image courtesy Architect of the Capitol.
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The US Capitol under construction.

The firm contributed to the construction of the US Capitol Building.

This file appears in: Poole & Hunt Foundry and Machine Works

By Nathan Dennies
At its peak in the late nineteenth century, the Poole & Hunt Foundry and Machine Works employed over 700 people, making it one of the largest employers in the Jones Falls Valley after the textile mills. The company manufactured an impressive…