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Architectural drawing for alterations to the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation – Vintage Wall Art

Architectural drawing for alterations to the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation, and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic photograph
Architectural drawing for alterations to the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation, and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Architectural drawing for alterations to the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Architectural drawing for alterations to the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation

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The west elevation is the detail that sets this sheet apart from other Capitol views on the board. It records the building's western face as the government planned to alter it in the 1870s, when the Capitol was still a work in progress more than a decade after its cast-iron dome was finished. Architectural drawings like this one served as working documents for the Architect of the Capitol's office, which oversaw the building's upkeep and changes. Looking closely at the elevation shows how designers balanced the building's classical massing, its porticoes and its surrounding grounds against the practical needs of a growing federal legislature.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 item : photographic print ; in folder(s) 56 x 71 cm.
GenreUNIT title devised. Copyright deposit. Finding aid (unpublished): Filed by UNIT number, available in Prints and Photographs Reading Room.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1870-1880. Capitols--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,696 × 2,792 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-190488

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