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The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. – Antique Wall Art

The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. — historic print
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.. Historic print 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.)

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A window into the past: The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is the subject here, and the record names a reproduction of a photograph by a photographer called Hollister, copied from an older caption card. The card carries no date, so the exact year the original picture was taken is not known from this record. The building itself, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, opened its main Jefferson Building in 1897 and grew into one of the largest libraries in the world. Its architecture and holdings make it a frequent subject for early photographers documenting the capital.

Medium1 print.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SubjectsRepro. of photo by Hollister. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash.--LC Ext.; Photog. I.; Geogr.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 790 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-135975

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