Emancipation day in D.C, in 1862, found Philip Reid working in a Bladensburg foundry, helping to cast a giant bronze statue destined to crown the massive new dome of the U.S. Capitol building.
Via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2012/04/15/gIQAvSJCKT_story.html?hpid=z3
