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Reading room, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Reading room, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph
Reading room, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.], [1919 or 1920]. Historic photograph 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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Reading room, Library of Congress, [Washington, D.C.]

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Inside the Library of Congress, a reading room is the subject of this glass negative, one of many the National Photo Company made of Washington's public buildings around 1919 and 1920. The Library's main building, the Thomas Jefferson Building, opened in 1897 and was known for its ornate interiors, so its rooms were designed to impress visitors as well as to serve scholars. The plate measures 8 by 6 inches, and its record notes streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of the original coating.

Created / published[1919 or 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,873 × 5,291 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258067

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