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[Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]" – Antique Print

[Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]", [1873] — historic drawing
[Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]", [1873]. Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

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This rare historic drawing captures [Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]" in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Few images in the Library of Congress's collection show a building that did not yet exist as clearly as this 1873 perspective rendering. By then the library's books had long been housed in the U.S. Capitol, and lawmakers were weighing a separate building to hold them. A perspective drawing like this one let members of Congress picture the finished structure from the street years before any stone was laid. The drawing is kept among the Library's architecture and engineering records, and it captures an early stage of the plan that eventually became the Jefferson Building.

Created / published[1873]
MediumADE - UNIT 2450, no. 3 (D size) [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)
Genreand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
NotesFor information see Architecture
SubjectsDesign
Original scan5,361 × 4,286 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176903

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