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Library of Congress, front elevation – Historic Print

Library of Congress, front elevation, [between 1896 and 1900(?)] — historic photograph
Library of Congress, front elevation, [between 1896 and 1900(?)]. 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, front elevation, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Library of Congress, front elevation

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Photographed in the late 1890s, this front elevation shows the Library of Congress as it rose on Capitol Hill, before the main building was known as the Jefferson Building. Congress had outgrown its quarters inside the Capitol, and the new structure, with its classical, Renaissance-inspired design, opened to readers in 1897 to house the nation's books under one roof. Look closely at the columns, sculpture, and carved ornament across the facade, which reflect how much the young republic wanted its cultural institutions to project permanence and learning.

Created / published[between 1896 and 1900(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,266 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181256

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