Bookstack, Library of Congress – Antique Wall Art
(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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Bookstack, Library of Congress
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A photograph of an architectural drawing showing the interior stacks of the Library of Congress is the subject here, with shelving rows that suggest a planned book-storage space. The catalog card links the image to the library's construction and to April 1890, when Congress was building a new home for a collection that had long outgrown its rooms in the Capitol. Planners of that building gave particular attention to stack design, favoring iron framing and fireproof shelving to hold large numbers of volumes safely. Because the caption information is old and unverified, the exact subject and date should be read with some caution.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1890 April. |
| Subjects | Photo of architectural drawing. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Libraries; DC, Wash--L-C---Construction; Arch.--Drawings..; DC, Wash.--L- C- interior--stacks; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,002 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134695 |
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