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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transverse section] – Vintage Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transverse section], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transverse section], 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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Step back in time with [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transverse section], a historic drawing rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A cross-section drawing of the Library of Congress cuts through the building to show its interior layers rather than its outer face. Architectural transverse sections like this one explained how floors, rooms, and structural supports fit together, and this example is rendered in ink and watercolor on paper. The Library's main building, the Thomas Jefferson Building, opened in 1897 and is known for its Beaux-Arts design and ornate interiors. The sheet does not name its draftsman or give a precise date, so its exact purpose is best understood by comparing it with the building's other plans.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 932 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134616

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