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[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings — historic drawing
[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings. 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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This watercolor interior view shows the Library of Congress room inside the U.S. Capitol as it was planned in 1852, the year after a fire on Christmas Eve, 1851, destroyed much of the Library's collection and the room that held it. The rebuilt room was designed with iron framing and fireproof construction, a response to that loss, and it was built in the Capitol's west central section under architect Thomas U. Walter. The drawing, made in ink and watercolor, records the room's arrangement of shelves, galleries, and light, and it is now held with the Architect of the Capitol's architectural and engineering drawings.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
Genre[1852]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,207 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110786

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