Construction of Dome, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress – Antique Photo Print
(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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Construction of Dome, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Construction of Dome, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress
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The dome of the Jefferson Building was still going up when this photograph was taken on October 12, 1893, so the view catches the structure midway through its making rather than in its finished form. The Library of Congress building, designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, opened to the public in 1897 after more than a decade of work, and its ornate interior and copper-clad dome became one of the most visited monuments in Washington. Construction photographs like this one record the scaffolding, iron framing, and workmen that the finished building later hid from view.
| Created / published | Oct. 12, 1893 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,456 × 2,899 px · prints to 12 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-194471 |
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