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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. First story plan] – Historic Reproduction

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. First story plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. First story plan], 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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A window into the past: [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. First story plan], preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Rather than a view of the building's exterior or its famous reading room, this item is a plan of the first story, drawn in ink and graphite, that lays out the rooms, corridors, and walls at ground level. The Library of Congress occupied several buildings on Capitol Hill, and its main home, the Thomas Jefferson Building, was designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz and opened in 1897 after years of planning. Architectural plans like this one were used to coordinate construction, and they record how a large public institution organized its space. The record gives no date or draftsman, so the drawing is best read as a working document from the building's design and construction history.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and graphite on paper.
GenreReference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,291 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138042

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