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[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Domes. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect. – Antique Wall Art

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Domes. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic photograph
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Domes. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". 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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[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Domes. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect.

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A set of working drawings for the cupola roof of the United States Capitol is preserved in this salted paper print. Captain W.B. Franklin of the Topographical Engineers prepared the plans, elevations, sections, and construction details, while architect Thomas U. Walter designed the building's cast-iron dome. Salted paper was a mid-nineteenth-century process used to copy architectural drawings, and the dome's ironwork, built during the 1860s, was a major engineering undertaking for the Capitol.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 photographic print : salted paper.
GenreScaled and dimensioned. No. 1928.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870. Domes--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Cast ironwork--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,451 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216476

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