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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation] – Antique Print

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing 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 drawing captures [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The record names the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., but not the specific building, so this front elevation most likely relates to the Thomas Jefferson Building, the library's main structure, which opened in 1897 after construction began in 1889. An elevation shows a building's exterior as a flat, head-on view, letting architects check proportions, the rhythm of columns and windows, and the placement of ornament before work began. The ink and wash shading gives a sense of how light would fall across the stone facade, a quality that a line drawing alone would not convey.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and wash on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan6,414 × 5,128 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138064

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