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[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] — historic photograph
[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]. 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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Few buildings in Washington were newer in the late 1890s than the Library of Congress's main building, which opened to the public in 1897 after years of construction on Capitol Hill. The library dates to 1800, when Congress set aside money for books, and after British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, Congress bought Thomas Jefferson's personal collection to replace what was lost. This c1898 photograph records the institution just as it settled into its new home, a showpiece of ornate design meant to reflect the young nation's ambitions.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1898.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,358 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124213

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