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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of top story] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of top story], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of top story], 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. Plan of top story], a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The drawing is a plan of the top story of the Library of Congress building in Washington, D.C., rendered in ink and watercolor on paper rather than as a printed reproduction. Architectural plans like this one were working documents, used to lay out rooms, stairways, and circulation before and during construction. The Library's main building, the Thomas Jefferson Building, opened in 1897 and was designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz in the Beaux-Arts style. Its upper floors held reading and reference spaces, so a plan of that level shows how the building was organized for both staff and public use.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
GenreReference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,250 × 6,438 px · prints to 18 × 21 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138054

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