Bookstack. Library of Congress – Vintage Print
![Bookstack. Library of Congress, [printed probably between 1940 and 1970] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0d/0db63edbfab5-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Bookstack. Library of Congress. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Bookstack. Library of Congress
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Rather than a reading room or a row of volumes, this image shows the bookstack itself, the tiered interior planned to hold a rapidly growing national collection. The original drawing dates to April 1890, when the Library of Congress was still housed in the Capitol and its own building was being planned. The stack design called for iron framing and glass floors, a fireproof approach that reflected widespread concern about fires that had destroyed or damaged libraries in that era. This photographic print was made later, probably between 1940 and 1970, as a reproduction of the earlier drawing.
| Created / published | [printed probably between 1940 and 1970] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Drawings 1890 Reproductions.Photographic prints 1940-1970. |
| Notes | Reproduction of drawing, April 1890. No. S. 97. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182651 |
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