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[Library of Congress interiors, 1958: East Machinery Room 2 in Jefferson Bldg.] – Vintage Print

[Library of Congress interiors, 1958: East Machinery Room 2 in Jefferson Bldg.], 1958 — historic photograph
[Library of Congress interiors, 1958: East Machinery Room 2 in Jefferson Bldg.], 1958. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Library of Congress interiors, 1958: East Machinery Room 2 in Jefferson Bldg.] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few pictures on this board show the working guts of a building, and this one records East Machinery Room 2 inside the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1958. The Office of Buildings and Grounds made the photograph, likely to document the mechanical plant that kept the 1897 landmark running. Its caption-card tags point to floors, machinery, shelving, and the building's stone, a reminder that the ornate public halls upstairs were supported by unglamorous service spaces below. The record is thin, so the exact equipment shown is best checked against the original card.

Created / published1958
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotoprint by L.C. Office of Buildings & Grounds. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Floors--Maintenance...; Machinery; DC, Wash.--LC Int.; DC, Wash.--LC Annexes; Building stones; Machinery; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,201 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-106559

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