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

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Side elevation], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Side 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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A window into the past: [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Side elevation], preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Drawn in ink and gouache, this side elevation shows the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., from the flank rather than the grand front facade, which makes it a useful record of the building's proportions and massing. Architectural drawings like this one guided construction and let builders and officials judge window placement, wall height and decorative detail before stone was set. The library's main building, the Thomas Jefferson Building, was designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz and opened in 1897 after years of work. Worth noticing is the gouache, an opaque watercolor that gives the drawing tonal depth and suggests the building's surface color alongside its lines.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and gouache on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,130 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134617

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