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Section of Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol – Vintage Print

Section of Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol, [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] — historic photograph
Section of Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol, [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860]. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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A window into the past: Section of Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Section of Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol

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This picture shows a section of the tholus, the domed part of the Capitol, which the caption card identifies as the dome. The date is an estimate, but it places the photograph in the years when Congress replaced the smaller 1820s dome with the cast-iron structure designed under architect Thomas U. Walter, work that began in the mid-1850s. Because the record is unverified, the exact view and the purpose of the photograph are uncertain. The image still offers a rare look at the dome's construction, when its iron framework was taking shape above the building.

Created / published[between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,003 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160376

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