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[Bird's-eye view of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, from the N.W. above East Capitol St.] – Antique Map Print

[Bird's-eye view of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, from the N.W. above East Capitol St.], [between 1898 and 1900] — historic print
[Bird's-eye view of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, from the N.W. above East Capitol St.], [between 1898 and 1900]. Historic print from the Washington DC collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Bird's-eye view of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, from the N.W. above East Capitol St.], preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Bird's-eye view of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, from the N.W. above East Capitol St.]

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Looking down from the northwest, this color print shows the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress just as it was settling into its place on Capitol Hill, above East Capitol Street. The library opened in 1897 after years of construction, and its ornate Italian Renaissance façade and domes quickly became some of the most admired additions to the city's skyline. The photochrom process, a Swiss method that printed color from several stones, was popular for souvenir views of this kind, so the print also records how the building was presented to visitors in its first years.

Created / published[between 1898 and 1900]
Medium1 photomechanical print : photochrom.
GenreBird's-eye view prints 1890-1900.Photochrom prints Color 1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,438 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216484

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