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Library of Congress, Copyright Office, north basement hall, before move from Capitol – Antique Wall Art

Library of Congress, Copyright Office, north basement hall, before move from Capitol, [between 1890 and 1930] — historic photograph
Library of Congress, Copyright Office, north basement hall, before move from Capitol, [between 1890 and 1930]. Historic photograph 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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A window into the past: Library of Congress, Copyright Office, north basement hall, before move from Capitol, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Library of Congress, Copyright Office, north basement hall, before move from Capitol

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This photograph shows the north basement hall of the Capitol, where the Library of Congress's Copyright Office once kept its operations before it moved out of the building. The office handled the registration of books, prints, maps, and other creative works, so its rooms held a steady flow of paperwork, deposit copies, and staff. Photographs like this one, dated somewhere between 1890 and 1930, document the crowded working conditions that led the Library to seek larger quarters of its own.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,213 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-148184

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