Library of Congress. Interior. Book stack – Historic Print
(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 Library of Congress. Interior. Book stack. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Library of Congress. Interior. Book stack
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Tall shelves packed with bound volumes fill this view of the book stacks inside the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Library's collection was rebuilt in 1815, when Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library to Congress after British forces burned the original holdings during the War of 1812. As the collection grew, the stacks were expanded to hold ever more volumes, and the narrow aisles shown here reflect that need for storage. The record gives no date, so the exact year is uncertain, but the scene likely reflects the Library's growth in the late 19th or early 20th century.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash.--LC--Int.--Stacks; DC, Wash.--LC--Int.--Misc.; Libraries; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,249 × 5,037 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135965 |
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