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Plan for the Proposed National Library – Vintage Wall Art

Plan for the Proposed National Library — historic image
Plan for the Proposed National Library. Historic image from the Library of Congress collection.

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This rare historic image captures Plan for the Proposed National Library in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Plan for the Proposed National Library

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Labeled as a proposal for a national library, this plan points to Washington, D.C., where the institution that became the Library of Congress was first established. Congress set aside money for a congressional library in 1800, and its books were kept in the U.S. Capitol until British forces burned the building in 1814. Thomas Jefferson's sale of his personal book collection to Congress in 1815 helped rebuild the library, and its later growth led to the separate main building that opened in the late 1890s. Plans like this one show how officials imagined a permanent home for the nation's library.

Original scan6,396 × 5,128 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123778

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