DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, DC. DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1930. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, 92 pages. First edition. "Addresses delivered in the auditorium of the United States Chamber of Commer Building, Washington, DC, at meetings held to discuss the development of the national capital." A conference held between April 25-26, 1929 and published House Document No. 35 of the 71st Congress, 1st Session. Speakers included A Mellon, Reed Smoot, R.N. Elliott, M.B. Medley, Charles Moore, E.H. Bennett, L Cramton, and the president, Herbert Hoover. Illustrated with photographs, ma architectural renderings of proposed new structures (including the Supreme Co Building), and proposed new street layouts. Bookplate. Very good.