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Sub-Basement Floor Plan, Annex Building, Library of Congress – Vintage Photo Print

Sub-Basement Floor Plan, Annex Building, Library of Congress — historic image
Sub-Basement Floor Plan, Annex Building, Library of Congress. Historic image from the Library of Congress collection.

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Step back in time with Sub-Basement Floor Plan, Annex Building, Library of Congress, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Sub-Basement Floor Plan, Annex Building, Library of Congress

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The Annex Building, now known as the John Adams Building, was the Library of Congress's second major home, and its sub-basement floor plan records how the structure was laid out beneath street level. Construction began in 1930 on a site east of the Capitol, and the building opened in 1939 to relieve the crowded main building across the street. Plans like this one show the mechanical and storage spaces that kept the book stacks working, a part of the library rarely seen by visitors and worth a close look for anyone interested in how the building was engineered.

Original scan4,096 × 3,288 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-185984

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