Snapshots of the Past

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section] – Vintage Print

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress 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.)

Description

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

A longitudinal section slices a building lengthwise, exposing its interior rooms, floors and structure as if one long wall had been removed. This one depicts the Library of Congress, which by its title is the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz and opened in 1897 after years of construction. Ink and color drawings like this were used by designers and builders to plan and check the complicated arrangement of reading rooms, stacks and public halls. The section shows the layered interior and ornate central spaces in ways an exterior view could not.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and color ink on paper.
GenreReference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 957 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176481

More from the Library of Congress collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section][Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Section[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Section[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Section[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Section[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Elevation and section][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Elevation and section]