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Interior of Cap. dome, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Interior of Cap. dome, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1924] — historic photograph
Interior of Cap. dome, [Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1924]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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Interior of Cap. dome, [Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Interior of Cap. dome, [Washington, D.C.]

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Looking up into the interior of the Capitol dome, this view shows the cast-iron framework that rises high above the floor of the building. The dome was completed in 1866 to a design by Thomas U. Walter, and its canopy holds Constantino Brumidi's fresco *The Apotheosis of Washington*, painted in the 1860s. The National Photo Company produced a large body of Washington views in the early 1920s, and this glass negative, a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947, shows its age in streaks and blemishes from the deterioration of its original coatings.

Created / published[ca. 1924]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,054 × 4,381 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255457

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