Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Plans and design - Plaster and Stucco Work - Reading room, Dome & Lantern – Antique Wall Art
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Plans and design - Plaster and Stucco Work - Reading room, Dome & Lantern in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Plans and design - Plaster and Stucco Work - Reading room, Dome & Lantern
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The plaster and stucco work on the reading room dome and lantern is the focus of this record, which documents a single interior element of the Library of Congress Main Building, now named for Thomas Jefferson. The building was constructed between 1890 and 1897 under architects John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, and its interior ornament was carried out by a large team of skilled craftsmen. The circular reading room beneath the dome became one of the most admired spaces when the library opened, and the lantern above it let daylight into the room. The caption card carries no date, so the image is best read as construction-era documentation.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arch.--Drawings & plans; Lamps; DC, Wash.--L of C Construction; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,305 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133367 |
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