https://mallhistory.org/files/original/83bbb034568974ed43d3e92df295ae2b.png e908ace9de4d58473a043e980df23fba Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 962 Height 610 Bit Depth 8 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Eight main buildings and a smokestack which was 70 feet high. The walls of the building were three and a half feet thick. Location The location of the interview. Maryland Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets, NW Type The nature or genre of the resource Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington Gas Works Description An account of the resource During the 1840s, tired of the smell and dangers of candles and oil lamps, residents of Washington, DC regularly petitioned Congress to establish a gas company to light the city. In 1848, Congress agreed, first experimenting with lighting the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol dome</a> using gas. The Washington Gas Light Company plant opened on the Mall in 1852 where the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/49">National Museum of the American Indian</a> stands today; the site was a mixture of homes and businesses. Gas from this works illuminated Pennsylvania Avenue streetlamps and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a>, as well as local homes and businesses. The gas works remained for over 50 years. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a title="Washington Gas Works" href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=LOT%2013070&amp;fi=number&amp;op=PHRASE&amp;va=exact&amp;co!=coll&amp;sg=true&amp;st=gallery">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1852 (opened) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1830-1859 commerce & trade everyday life ghost mall